Regeneration
Regeneration
As Scotland has moved from heavy manufacturing to a more modern, diverse economy, some communities have become disadvantaged and run down.
Regeneration is about transforming deprived and disadvantaged communities and making them places where people want to work and live again. This is done by improving the skills, job opportunities, health, housing, businesses and buildings in the area.
There are, therefore, a range of jobs available in Regeneration including architecture, health, crime prevention and many more. Opportunities are available both in the public, private and voluntary sector.
Areas included
Regeneration requires a diverse of skills and knowledge with opportunities in a number of different industries including:
- Construction
- Local Government
- Housing and Property
- Law
- Justice
- Social
- Health
Creating sustainable communities requires the collective involvement of a range of people with different skills in design, community work, property development, project management, finance, local government, planning, health, community safety and much more. For a full list of regeneration jobs see below.
What's it like working in the Regeneration Industry?
A career in Regeneration will appeal most to those who are interested in communities and places and how to improve them.
- There are job opportunities at all levels.
- People with the right background or experience are in huge demand.
- Projects are fairly short-term so there is the opportunity to move both geographically and career wise.
- Some jobs require specific degrees that are recognised by their professional bodies – for example architecture, surveying and town planning.
- However for most other jobs any degree can be relevant as regeneration covers such a broad range of activities.
Future Trends
Across Scotland, Community Planning Partnerships are involved in supporting community regeneration. Examples of the type of work they are involved in include tackling area based and individual poverty and helping more people access and sustain employment opportunities. Although deprivation exists to some degree in all parts of Scotland, 34% of the most deprived areas are in Glasgow, 9% in North Lanarkshire and 7% in Edinburgh.
Planned government housing investment of £1.5 billion is expected to create at least 21,500 new approved affordable homes by 2011.
The Scottish Government currently supports 6 Urban Regeneration Companies (URC) – Clydebank Rebuilt, Irvine Bay in North Ayrshire, Riverside Inverclyde, Craigmillar in Edinburgh and Raploch in Stirling and the Clyde Gateway. An Urban Regeneration Company, or URC, is a formal partnership of key representatives from the public and private sector who operate at arms length to deliver physical and economic regeneration in specific areas.
Useful information
British Urban Regeneration Association
Economic Development Association Scotland
Scottish Urban Regeneration Forum
Town and Country Planning Association
Occupations
Physical
Town Planner
Housing Officer
Surveyor
Architect
Landscape Manager
Construction Manager
Recycling Officer
Environmental Conservation Officer
Environmental Health Officer
Building Control Officer
Building Operative/Construction Worker
Civil Engineer
Structural Engineer
Social
Community Worker/Community Learning and Development Officer/Youth Worker/Community Arts Worker
Social Worker
Care Assistant
Welfare Rights Worker
Community Police Officer
Careers Adviser/Officer
Housing Officer
Charity Organiser
Health Visitor/Community Nurse
Dietitian
Employment Agency Consultant
Counsellor
Minister of Religion
Economic
Economic Development Officer
Business Adviser
Solicitor
General
Fast Stream Civil Servant
Politician
Policy Officer
Regeneration Officer
Entrepreneur/Property Developer
