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Meeting a need - garybrun - 23rd June 2009
HI Troll.
This is a serious question.
have you thought also about including training on the "serious use" of a metal detector on site?
I have a few people who I can put you in contact with who could help you in this area.
Website for responsible Metal Detecting
http://www.ukdfd.co.uk
Recording Our Heritage For Future Generations.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce70k5ewGpA
Meeting a need - achingknees - 24th June 2009
Quote:quote:Originally posted by BAJR Host
Indeed... Grampus have excelled in this..
http://www.grampusheritage.co.uk/
Including a programme in Cyprus!
Meeting a need - chiz - 24th June 2009
Following Dr P's points, would you need some kind of academic figurehead to negotiate permission for what would presumably be destructive excavation? Not saying you aren't up to the job, but its the perception of the relevant ministry etc. They are used to working with Universities etc and may want that kind of guarantee of quality/security?
Meeting a need - BAJR Host - 24th June 2009
Exactly what I am doing as well... a Good PhDed Figurehead, (who will also be involved) but looks better than Rat Jon and Oz wanna have some fun in the sun with their mates
Constant development is the law of life, and a man who always tries to maintain his dogmas in order to appear consistent drives himself into a false position.
Mohandas Gandhi
Meeting a need - wombat - 26th June 2009
The more training schools the better as far as I am concerned, if run properly and professionally. However, although the basic principles of stratigraphy are the same, tools, techniques and artefacts are very different in each and every country. As a prospective employer, a few weeks experience on a foreign training school is not going to make someone a likely candidate for a digging job in the UK. Furthermore, curators are increasingly beginning to request CVs of all field staff to show they have appropriate experience, with experience (rightly or wrongly) being measured in terms of work in the UK commercial sector.
Meeting a need - BAJR Host - 26th June 2009
And hopefully, come the Federation, the Skills Passport will become a measure of ability - as opposed to CVs, which can be .. cough ... er... say no more.
Constant development is the law of life, and a man who always tries to maintain his dogmas in order to appear consistent drives himself into a false position.
Mohandas Gandhi
Meeting a need - Reggie - 26th June 2009
Quote:quote:Originally posted by wombat
The more training schools the better as far as I am concerned, if run properly and professionally. However, although the basic principles of stratigraphy are the same, tools, techniques and artefacts are very different in each and every country. As a prospective employer, a few weeks experience on a foreign training school is not going to make someone a likely candidate for a digging job in the UK. Furthermore, curators are increasingly beginning to request CVs of all field staff to show they have appropriate experience, with experience (rightly or wrongly) being measured in terms of work in the UK commercial sector.
Here, Here.
Totally agree.
There may be others I'm not aware of, but the Hungate site in York is offering training all year round on a commercial archaeology project, both as one-to-one experiences from autumn through to spring and group training on Archaeology Live! during the summer training weeks.
Hungate is, therefore, meeting both the general need for archaeology fieldwork training, and also the need for specific training and work experience on a commercial site (ie. Not another 'bloody villa'!)
Trainees work alongside the commercial team on digging complex deep urban strat, recording single context to current professional standards and methodology. Many of the Post-ex processes are also carried out on site so trainees can gain experience of a range of tasks. The 'Trainers' are all experienced commercial archaeologists who work full time on the site and are, very importantly, highly skilled in training and communicating with a wide range of people, from general public, to school students, undergrads and post-grads.
The project also offers long-term student placements (from 1 month up to a year).
There have been many success stories with former trainees and placements quickly getting work in contract digging, once they start applying, presumably their CVs being attractive to employers due to the relevant urban/single context/commercial site experience.
Meeting a need - Reggie - 26th June 2009
No commission (I wish!) but I know the YAT training works, and I probably wouldn't have got to where I am today without it!
Meeting a need - BAJR Host - 26th June 2009
I may indeed add this to my talk to studeents at the HEACS student conference on the 30th
Any more??
Constant development is the law of life, and a man who always tries to maintain his dogmas in order to appear consistent drives himself into a false position.
Mohandas Gandhi
Meeting a need - YellowPete - 27th June 2009
HEACS ?
txt is
Mike