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The interpretation and presentation of heritage are becoming increasingly relevant alongside the growing awareness of the crosscutting contribution that the heritage sector can make to society, as well as the necessity for greater and more inclusive involvement of social actors in heritage management.

Heritage interpretation, as an approach to non-formal learning that promotes the exchange of significant ideas related to heritage, can play a unique role in fostering inclusive and effective heritage management and promoting values at the core of UNESCO’s mission, notably peace and sustainable development.

The WH-Interp course is a professional training targeting practitioners working for World Heritage properties, with the aim of developing their knowledge and skills in values-based, participatory interpretive planning and eventually, improving heritage management systems through the integration of interpretive planning.

The course was developed on the basis of the of the and was tailored to suit the World Heritage context with the technical support of individual experts. 

The course programme blended various learning and exchange modalities, including on-site and in-presence lectures, site visits, group and individual exercises in a real-case scenario of World Heritage, written assignments, and individual sessions with the trainers. The entire course was delivered through 3 progressive phases to ensure effective learning and facilitate the application of the newly gained knowledge and skills:

• Phase 1: Introduction to heritage interpretation in the World Heritage context (distance learning)
• Phase 2: Workshop on the interpretive planning process (40 hours, face-to-face learning)
• Phase 3: Interpretive planning of one’s own case (distance learning)

The pilot regional course on interpretive planning at World Heritage properties was organized from May to November 2021. Its in-presence workshop was hosted by Kotor on 11-15 October 2021, in cooperation with the City of Kotor and the Montenegrin Commission for UNESCO. Kotor, which hosts two World Heritage properties (“” and a component of the “”), also served as the case study for the workshop.

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The second regional course is scheduled from June to November 2022. Its in-presence workshop is to be hosted by the city of Ljubljana on 19-23 September 2022 and the World Heritage property “” will serve as the case study. The workshop is organized in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture of Slovenia, the Slovenian Commission for UNESCO; the City of Ljubljana and other local partners.

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The initiative is supported by the UNESCO Regular Programme budget (funds decentralized to the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe) and by the annual contribution of Italy to the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe, with in-kind contributions from Interpret Europe and the host countries (Montenegro, 2021; Slovenia, 2022).