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5 years time..... - Sith - 6th July 2011
P Prentice Wrote:i think at least 5 years on site and preferably 10
Thats fine except I'm sure we've all met people who've spent far longer than that in the field and still sit on their elbow.
5 years time..... - vulpes - 6th July 2011
Sith Wrote:Thats fine except I'm sure we've all met people who've spent far longer than that in the field and still sit on their elbow.
very true, ouch! :p And anyway such a requirement would be contrary to ageism legislation and rightly so. Length of experience sadly does not always correspond to competency in the field or elsewhere.
5 years time..... - P Prentice - 7th July 2011
working on site should be an apprenticeship for all other archaeological jobs
5 years time..... - vulpes - 7th July 2011
Quote:[INDENT]working on site should be an apprenticeship for all other archaeological jobs [/INDENT]
Really?!? Why? Not everyone wants to get their knees dirty! They may just be into earthwork or other survey, or perhaps illustration. But no, everyone must dig, dig, dig... :face-approve:
5 years time..... - P Prentice - 7th July 2011
its what you do when you want to become an archaeologist
5 years time..... - vulpes - 7th July 2011
nah, it's what you do when you want to be an archaeologist. Each to their own :face-kiss:
5 years time..... - P Prentice - 7th July 2011
quite funny foxy
5 years time..... - vulpes - 7th July 2011
it's no joke PP
5 years time..... - P Prentice - 7th July 2011
no - you are quite funny
5 years time..... - gwyl - 7th July 2011
in 5 years' time will you still be squabbling?
tho i would say that CAs and consultants ought to have some other experience of the discipline rather than - and i fear that this is going to become more common - a quick root around site during and immediately after degree before an internship leads to full-time employment and exclusive experience of a particular sub-discipline of heritage industry management to the detriment of a broader experiential grounding in other esoteric sub-disciplines
it is often hard to appreciate the importance of things without first-hand experience of them