25th July 2008, 12:47 PM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by Mattymooface
.......... i've had recent graduates on sites i've run and to be fair theres a clear differance between the ones who dug in there summer holidays and the one who didn't mainly there knew how to do things. (i know not everyone can dig over there summers as they need to work to get money)am not having a go at them just pointing out that practical experience is important,
Hooray! After 8 years of training students during the summer (and 3 weeks before I go out in the field to do it all again) some feedback from the real world that it helps! Repeating all day - don't stand on the section/don't dig with your trowel/try not to mattock Jim to death on your back swing.. it sinks in! Amazing....
Every uni has cut back on the undergrad fieldwork component (to zero in some cases), or force students to pay. There are few places where it's still free. I think the issue really is - how are we going to train people practically in the future and most importantly, who is going to pay?