11th October 2005, 10:05 AM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by Barnesy
I am in favour of 'on the job' training certainly, but why can't university courses make allowances for sandwich years with units or consultancies etc. This is commonplace with other professions who archaeologists deal with (engineers, environmental consultants spring to mind), and would be relatively simple to implement.
It's been a long time since I was a student and although it wasn't (and I presume still isn't) compulsory, Bradford has always offered a four year degree course with a sandwich/placement year. I must add at this point, that I chose not to take the placement option as I'd already got quite a lot of experience by the time I got there, however, I have regretted it ever since. It would have been a great oportunity to get experience in something else like SMR/HER work or consultancy (very new at the time).
S