23rd July 2012, 09:41 PM
Hi, I gave a presentation at the FAME Forum for the Diggers' Forum, which (once I have written a summary) will be joining the others at: http://www.famearchaeology.co.uk/2012/07...r-purpose/ the main feeling I took away from the day was that universities certainly aren't going to be training job-ready professional archaeologists and the profession ought to get used to this and step up to the plate. Several organisations are certainly carrying out excellent training and professional development, and those that don't are going to become unstuck pretty soon. Personally I felt that more employers needed to bite the bullet and start providing time and resources for training, especially for field staff. A lot seem to feel that they already do provide opportunities, but too often they are for the selected few, not the whole site, my paper was basically about how to provide training for the entire site staff so that they can learn new skills and develop, but also develop an awareness of where their career might lead. Unfortunately there was very little discussion, despite some good papers and a lot to talk about.
There was also the Diggers' Forum/Prospect conference in York the next day, which was attended by a wide cross-section of archaeologists from students to unit managers, and where there was a liveley and positive debate on a wide range of issues. I'm hoping the presentations from that conference could also be posted online.
There was also the Diggers' Forum/Prospect conference in York the next day, which was attended by a wide cross-section of archaeologists from students to unit managers, and where there was a liveley and positive debate on a wide range of issues. I'm hoping the presentations from that conference could also be posted online.