Jandák wants to expand the teaching of crafts for heritage care

Prague - Today, Minister of Culture Vítězslav Jandák signed a memorandum with the President of the Union of Entrepreneurs in Construction, in which they outlined the intention to expand the teaching of traditional crafts useful in heritage preservation.
According to the Ministry of Culture, there are few such craftsmen due to the fact that construction work in the field of heritage preservation is specific. "There should not be a new school created directly, but existing vocational schools should be expanded," Aleš Grof from the Ministry of Culture told reporters today. According to him, the first school year in which students could enroll in the new first grade could be the year 2008.
According to the Ministry, funds can be obtained from structural funds; however, these only co-finance each project. The project for supporting the teaching of crafts for heritage preservation, according to Grof, depends on the Ministry of Regional Development, which evaluates and further processes projects for drawing funds from structural funds.
In terms of the form of study, it is to be a vocational training institution with a high school diploma. The vocational school should also have a retraining program for related construction professions.
The Ministry is currently proposing two locations for the school, one in Northern Bohemia and the other on the Czech-Slovak border, as the Slovak Ministry of Education has shown interest in participating in the teaching.
At the beginning of May, Jandák signed another memorandum that also concerns education. He signed a contract to create a new field within the study programs at the University of Economics, focusing on the restoration and development of cultural heritage and the valorization of its economic potential with the rector of the school Richard Hindls.