14th May 2009, 10:27 AM
I think that the current unstructured relationship between qualifications and job role is a temporary one. Admittedly it's being going on for years, but events may catch up with the profession- if we end up in an economic situation like the early 80s which led to Manpower, we may find archaeology has a structure foisted upon it from outside, with the long-term unemployed encouraged to work on public schemes.
It's been suggested on the Today programme this morning in relation to government and third-sector projects.
This would leave those with non-Manpower jobs in supervisory/ PO/ PM roles and a workforce of diggers that are more numerous but less qualified than the current pool. I suspect this would lead to greater job security and conditions for those in the supervisory/managerial roles, but the effect on diggers and those new to the profession (e.g. recent graduates) is more difficult to predict.
Apologies if this is digressing from the topic!
It's been suggested on the Today programme this morning in relation to government and third-sector projects.
This would leave those with non-Manpower jobs in supervisory/ PO/ PM roles and a workforce of diggers that are more numerous but less qualified than the current pool. I suspect this would lead to greater job security and conditions for those in the supervisory/managerial roles, but the effect on diggers and those new to the profession (e.g. recent graduates) is more difficult to predict.
Apologies if this is digressing from the topic!