29th May 2010, 11:12 AM
Skills needed by a CA ranked in no particular order except number 1:
Personal qualities
1)[FONT="] [/FONT]Sense of humour (absolutely vital!!):face-approve:
2)[FONT="] [/FONT]Emotionally and mentally stable (you all know what I mean)
3)[FONT="] [/FONT]Facilitator
4)[FONT="] [/FONT]Firm but fair
5)[FONT="] [/FONT]Ability to see things from the other guy’s point of view
6)[FONT="] [/FONT]Enthusiasm for the subject
7)[FONT="] [/FONT]Willingness to commit personal time (this is not a nine to five job)
8)[FONT="] [/FONT]Must like people
9)[FONT="] [/FONT]Imagination
10)[FONT="] [/FONT]Unflappable
11)[FONT="] [/FONT]Patience
Professional Qualities:
1)[FONT="] [/FONT]Broad range of experience of different types of site
2)[FONT="] [/FONT]Everything you would expect of a good project office
3)[FONT="] [/FONT]Flexibility of approach
4)[FONT="] [/FONT]Organised
5)[FONT="] [/FONT]Some understanding of equal opportunities and what that really means
6)[FONT="] [/FONT]Understanding of the issues involved working with volunteers of all ages and abilities ( I would include back ground knowledge of legal requirements, for working with vulnerable people and children
7)[FONT="] [/FONT]Good knowledge of local archaeology
8)[FONT="] [/FONT]Awareness of regional and national research agendas
9)[FONT="] [/FONT]Awareness of heritage legislation including local policies (PPS 5?)
10)[FONT="] [/FONT]Knowledge of sources of funding for projects
11)[FONT="] [/FONT]Ability to recognise potential in others and delegate work
12)[FONT="] [/FONT] Actively involved with local archaeology network including curators and commercial archaeologists working in the region
13)[FONT="] [/FONT]Commitment to ensuring professional standards for excavation, recording, archiving and report production.
14)[FONT="] [/FONT]Ability to undertake risk assessment taking into account the varying abilities & needs of the different groups who may take part
15)[FONT="] [/FONT] Able to manage and control budgets
I would hope that any community archaeologist is part of, or can call on, the resources of larger professional team, perhaps a county council a university or even a commercial unit.
So having identified the skills needed for the job where do I get the training? This I think brings us back to comarch’s questions about training.
Community archaeologists need specialist training but where do we go to get it.?:face-crying:
WAX
Personal qualities
1)[FONT="] [/FONT]Sense of humour (absolutely vital!!):face-approve:
2)[FONT="] [/FONT]Emotionally and mentally stable (you all know what I mean)
3)[FONT="] [/FONT]Facilitator
4)[FONT="] [/FONT]Firm but fair
5)[FONT="] [/FONT]Ability to see things from the other guy’s point of view
6)[FONT="] [/FONT]Enthusiasm for the subject
7)[FONT="] [/FONT]Willingness to commit personal time (this is not a nine to five job)
8)[FONT="] [/FONT]Must like people
9)[FONT="] [/FONT]Imagination
10)[FONT="] [/FONT]Unflappable
11)[FONT="] [/FONT]Patience
Professional Qualities:
1)[FONT="] [/FONT]Broad range of experience of different types of site
2)[FONT="] [/FONT]Everything you would expect of a good project office
3)[FONT="] [/FONT]Flexibility of approach
4)[FONT="] [/FONT]Organised
5)[FONT="] [/FONT]Some understanding of equal opportunities and what that really means
6)[FONT="] [/FONT]Understanding of the issues involved working with volunteers of all ages and abilities ( I would include back ground knowledge of legal requirements, for working with vulnerable people and children
7)[FONT="] [/FONT]Good knowledge of local archaeology
8)[FONT="] [/FONT]Awareness of regional and national research agendas
9)[FONT="] [/FONT]Awareness of heritage legislation including local policies (PPS 5?)
10)[FONT="] [/FONT]Knowledge of sources of funding for projects
11)[FONT="] [/FONT]Ability to recognise potential in others and delegate work
12)[FONT="] [/FONT] Actively involved with local archaeology network including curators and commercial archaeologists working in the region
13)[FONT="] [/FONT]Commitment to ensuring professional standards for excavation, recording, archiving and report production.
14)[FONT="] [/FONT]Ability to undertake risk assessment taking into account the varying abilities & needs of the different groups who may take part
15)[FONT="] [/FONT] Able to manage and control budgets
I would hope that any community archaeologist is part of, or can call on, the resources of larger professional team, perhaps a county council a university or even a commercial unit.
So having identified the skills needed for the job where do I get the training? This I think brings us back to comarch’s questions about training.
Community archaeologists need specialist training but where do we go to get it.?:face-crying:
WAX