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15th September 2005, 06:14 PM
Sounds good to me sir-just a pity that such a vigorous approach is not universal. I suppose that this brings me back to one of my biggest moans-policing. How do we achieve consistancy in standards across the board? It is blatantly obvious by now that a stamp of approval issued by an Institute/professional body is just not enough.
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15th September 2005, 07:48 PM
at which point i say the dreaded.... licence word... site directors or Proj Managers would have to be licenced before being allowed to dig/survey/manage.....
there.... said it[:I]
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16th September 2005, 12:00 AM
Quote:quote:We have for some years used quality-based criteria before we will include any unit on a tender list. Nowadays we give preference to IFA RAOs. We do tend to stick with a limited number of units in any given region, on the basis that we have experience of them and know they do a good job. We have stopped including some units in the tender list on the basis of poor archaeological quality, but never for price reasons.
Hurrah! Sounds like progress being made.
On the topic of licences however, although I'm not against them, they wouldn't change the skill level of the people at the coal face now, would they? A gang of muppets working for a super field arch is not going to get much more out of a site than a gang of muppets led by another muppet.
This I feel is but one of the many problems with the IFA RAO system. The boss somehow meets the requisite standard to get the RAO but the unit average experience level might be generally low. One Unit that forever advertises on BAJR springs to mind. Really, any licensing scheme should include all levels, not just the unit bosses (who have probably long since packed away their trowels).
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16th September 2005, 01:55 PM
Actually, RAOs do have to demonstrate each year that they do have a certain degree of depth of experience and qualifications among their staff.
Rather than licensing, I'd go for a Chartered status system, backed by a beefed-up disciplinary procedure in the IFA. I'd also make something like the RAO system mandatory. Disciplinary procedures are always going to be toothless as long as membership of the relevant organisation is optional.
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16th September 2005, 06:51 PM
Now this, I`m liking most muchly and believe this or not-we are actually starting to agree and move in the same direction.....oooh, I may weep....:face-approve:
