4th July 2008, 03:05 PM
Not commenting on behalf of the IFA but the applicants handbook for those joining/upgrading describes those at AIFA as:
Knowledge - High level of working and background knowledge relevant to area of archaeological practice
Autonomy - Takes responsibility for own work using own judgement, but within an established framework
Coping with complexity - Copes with complex situations through deliberate analysis and planning
Perception of context - Sees actions at least partly in terms of longer term or wider goals
There are similar descriptions/competencies for PIFA and MIFA (page 9 of the handbook). They are under some review as indicated at the IFA conference so the above descriptions may change in the future.
Haven't seen the job in question but I guess if the specification indicates the above it would be AIFA? Generally I would have thought that some responsibility for people or specific areas of the site/project, but not responsibility for the whole project would be AIFA.
Knowledge - High level of working and background knowledge relevant to area of archaeological practice
Autonomy - Takes responsibility for own work using own judgement, but within an established framework
Coping with complexity - Copes with complex situations through deliberate analysis and planning
Perception of context - Sees actions at least partly in terms of longer term or wider goals
There are similar descriptions/competencies for PIFA and MIFA (page 9 of the handbook). They are under some review as indicated at the IFA conference so the above descriptions may change in the future.
Haven't seen the job in question but I guess if the specification indicates the above it would be AIFA? Generally I would have thought that some responsibility for people or specific areas of the site/project, but not responsibility for the whole project would be AIFA.