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IfA Recession Plan - BAJR Host - 13th January 2009
Just a reminder...
As reported on the website, Executive committee met on 17 December to discuss a number of options to try and assist IfA members and Registered Organisations during the current financial situation.
The immediate actions that Executive have taken are
⢠to set up a seminar to explore ways of helping ROs and members survive the recession and keep skills within the profession. This will be free to members, small charge to non-members to cover refreshments and will take place in February 2009
⢠to allow IfA members who have been made redundant to have an immediate reduction on their subscription fees from the next available direct debit instalment (1 February 2009) until the start of the 2009/10 subscription year (first payment starting in June 2009)
⢠to waive the application fee for members upgrading their membership to support individuals in their career progression over the next 12 months
⢠to provide a number of bursaries for IfA members registering for the NVQ in Archaeological Practice (http://www.archaeologists.net/modules/icontent/index.php?page=199), to encourage members to keep up to date with their CPD and to provide CPD opportunities (http://www.archaeologists.net/modules/icontent/index.php?page=20) in order to provide a skilled workforce
⢠continue to promote Registered Organisations through our own publications and in partnership with others eg CIRIA
⢠encouraging advertising of job opportunities in the Jobs Information Bulletin, including for overseas employers
⢠collecting data on the extent of the recession and the impact it is having on archaeological organisations and employment in order to gain a better understanding of its real effect
A number of additional recommendations will be put forward for Councilâs approval in January 2009.
"Gie's a Job.."
Prof. 'Dolly' Parton
IfA Recession Plan - drpeterwardle - 13th January 2009
The IFA has this morning sent out a questionnaire asking about staff levels and perceptions of the current situation.
Peter
IfA Recession Plan - BAJR Host - 13th January 2009
I have replied...
though an offer to send to others was turned down. Fair enough."Gie's a Job.."
Prof. 'Dolly' Parton
IfA Recession Plan - chiz - 13th January 2009
Quote:quote:Originally posted by drpeterwardle
The IFA has this morning sent out a questionnaire asking about staff levels and perceptions of the current situation.
Peter
well I haven't got mine! Which sections of IFA membership was it sent to?
IfA Recession Plan - drpeterwardle - 13th January 2009
It was sent to RAO and FAME members not individuals
Peter
IfA Recession Plan - monty - 13th January 2009
Good to see IfA acting positively :face-approve:
IfA Recession Plan - Dirty Dave Lincoln - 13th January 2009
What about individual people who are not IFA members,but their company was RO who have already lost their jobs- or are they just 'collateral damage' to the recession?
IfA Recession Plan - voice of reason - 13th January 2009
Give it a chance, this is a data gathering exercise so those people will be picked up (as per the last point of the IfA notice). This is trying to get some hard and fast data rather than the anecdotes which are flying around.
Anyway just to be Devil's Apricot - if you aren't a member, why should a member-based subscription organisation put itself out for you?
IfA Recession Plan - drpeterwardle - 13th January 2009
The survey is for RAOs and FAME members ie most of the employers in archaeology and asks about numbers of people employed.
In answer to the Devils Apricot the IFA is simply creating data as it did in profiling the profession. Helping people who are not members may just encourage them to join.
Peter
IfA Recession Plan - historic building - 13th January 2009
Sorry to ask an exceptionally stupid question but what is FAME - in the specific rather than the general sense.
I see leg warmers...