Dr Aylin Orbaşlı

Training and capacity building

Turkey▫ Training and stakeholder capacity building in preparation for a management plan for Ani archaeological site, supported by UNESCO (2009-10)

Georgia ▫ Training programme for Tbilisi Old Town Rehabilitation and Development Fund on urban conservation and design in the historic environment (2007)

Romania ▫ Conservation capacity building, for the British Council (2005)

Mediterranean ▫ Training programme coordinator for TEMPER project for in-country and UK based training programmes on management planning (2002-03)

PATA ▫ Training workshop on historic towns, tourism and heritage management for the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Duncan Sandys scholars, York, England (1999)

Management Planning workshops at Koc University, Istanbul and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

UK ▫ Training Plan for the Hambleton and Howardian Hills (North Yorkshire) Landscape Partnership Scheme, with PLB Consulting (2007)

UK ▫ Outline Training Plan for Abbey House, Whitby for the Youth Hostel Association (2005)

A training programme for private and public sector conservation professionals in Georgia was prepared at the invitation of the Tbilisi Old Town Rehabilitation and Development Fund.  The training covered a wide range topics including cultural heritage management and new design in historic areas.

Training and capacity building with custom made courses in heritage management, management planning, urban conservation, adaptive reuse and design in the historic environment

Training and capacity building workshops and events for stakeholders, community groups and decision makers in preparation for realising a management plan for the archaeological site of Ani, Turkey supported by UNESCO. Ani, is a medieval settlement that was once an important crossing point  of the Silk Road and is today located on the Turkish-Armenian border.

A Training Plan in accordance  with Heritage Lottery Fund guidelines was prepared for the North York Moors National Park’s application for the Hambleton and Howardian Hills Landscape Partnership Scheme.  The plan evaluated existing training initiatives in the region and identified gaps in the provision. Recommendations included measures to counteract the loss of traditional skills such as dry stone walling