Many professional and craft skills are involved in this interdisciplinary activity. Conservation works should only be entrusted to persons competent in these specialist activities. There is a need to impart knowledge of conservation attitudes and approaches to all those who may have a direct or indirect impact on cultural property. Conservationists should ensure that all artisans and staff working on a monument, ensemble or site respect its significance. Training in disaster preparedness and in methods of mitigating damage to cultural property, by strengthening and improving fire prevention and other security measures, should be included in courses.
Traditional crafts are a valuable cultural resource.
Craftspersons, already with high level manual skills, should be further trained for conservation work with instruction in the history of their craft, historic details and practices, and the theory of conservation with the need for documentation. Many historic skills will have to be recorded and revived. Many satisfactory methods of achieving the required education and training are possible. Variations will depend on traditions and legislation, as well as on administrative and economic context of each cultural region. The active exchange of ideas and opinions on new approaches to education and training between national institutes and at international levels should be encouraged.