European Cultural Heritage Strategy for the 21 st century „ Page 28 Courses of action „ Support relations between the heritage sector and the bodies in charge of the economy and em- ployment „ Use the heritage sector to promote vocational integration and re-integration „ Facilitate access by very small and small and medium-sized enterprises to public procurement „ Inform the public and tax payers, elected representatives and decision makers about the economic and social impacts of heritage „ Support ministerial heritage departments responsible for research and skill maintenance „ Introduce intersectoral policies enabling heritage to make a contribution to other sectors „ Support the development of cultural heritage with services and work which are based on research and know-how Target audience: local, regional, national, European Example of action „ Heritage-employment plan, Walloon government (Belgium, Wallonia) http://prevot.wallonie.be/alliance-patrimoine-emploi-le-patrimoine-au-service-du- développement-économique-de-la-wallonie Recommendation D3 Promote heritage skills and professionals The heritage professions contribute to local and sustainable development and arouse great interest among the public. On-site dialogue between professionals and visitors (residents, tourists) is an innovative way of transmitting knowledge and promoting professions which are often poorly understood. These professions use a combination of traditional and state-of-the art techniques and could prove attractive to young people. It is also a means of informing taxpayers on how public funds are being used and convincing them of the importance of heritage. Relevant challenges D1 D3 D5 D6 Interfaces K1 K2 K4 K5 K8 S4 Courses of action „ Programme operations to promote heritage skills and professionals in a given area „ Open excavation and restoration sites (monuments, gardens, archives, works of art, artefacts, etc.) to the public „ Allow access to quarries, botanical conservatories, collections in museums, etc. „ Arrange for the opening of workshops, laboratories and for demonstrations Target audience: local, regional, national, European Examples of action „ European Artistic Craft Days (Europe) www.journeesdesmetiersdart.fr/en-europe „ The Denkmal trade fair in Leipzig (Germany) www.denkmal-leipzig.com/?language=en