28th March 2014, 08:38 PM
Mr Wooldridge, isn't everything political but I do not think that the situation should be about a part time hands on interest in the subject or about going to see stuff in a museum. The subject is about archaeology under threat from development. It is about commercial developer funded archaeology set out in regulations/conventions requiring qualified archaeologists. It is about excavation techniques, methods and standards, discard policy and significant decisions involving other peoples money and protecting archaeology for the public. Valetta wanted to make that a convention across Europe. Since this convention was signed it is now compulsory for people in the uk to stay in education until they are eighteen. The last government rallied round education, education, education. Now student take out loans running into the tens of thousands to do archaeology courses at university. Around 2 thousand are processed every year. Manpower service schemes don't exist any more to provide the first step on the old lag ladder. To not have accredited graduate education as part of the archaeological qualification for developer funded archaeology I think weakens the industry. The rest of the development industry is massively strengthened by their association with graduate accredited courses and the courses are also highly sort after internationally.
Chartered civil engineer: http://www.ice.org.uk/educationalbase
The formation process of a chartered engineer generally takes a minimum of four years over and above an accredited Master in Engineering degree but, in most cases, at least five years are needed. The title chartered engineer is protected by civil law. The Engineering Council regulates the practice of professional engineering in the UK. With more than 180,000 registrants from many countries, designation as a chartered engineer is one of the most-recognizable international engineering qualifications.
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Its actually pretty difficult to find a Chartered association without accredited graduate career paths.
Quote:The RIBA has three parts to the education process: Part I which is generally a three-year first degree, a year-out of at least one year work experience in an architectural practice precedes the Part II which is generally a two-year post graduate diploma or masters. A further year out must be taken before the RIBA Part III professional exams can be taken. Overall it takes a minimum of seven years before an architecture student can seek chartered status
Chartered civil engineer: http://www.ice.org.uk/educationalbase
The formation process of a chartered engineer generally takes a minimum of four years over and above an accredited Master in Engineering degree but, in most cases, at least five years are needed. The title chartered engineer is protected by civil law. The Engineering Council regulates the practice of professional engineering in the UK. With more than 180,000 registrants from many countries, designation as a chartered engineer is one of the most-recognizable international engineering qualifications.
Chartered surveyor http://www.rics.org/uk/join/member-mrics/academic/
Its actually pretty difficult to find a Chartered association without accredited graduate career paths.
.....nature was dead and the past does not exist