8th March 2006, 08:00 PM
No intention for discount card status ... however... as the only insurance company to offer archaeology insurance is RBPM... and er... even if not in the IFA you can get the same deal (oh yes indeedy..). it is not a real benefit.
I feel that the money has to be seen to be 'worth it' ... for example... what does it mean to me to be a MIFA? does it help me get a job? (has not mattered to me in the past) Does it mean I now adhere to the Codes and Standards (already did that). Does it mean I am a professional? (I was before and still am)
So what does it mean to be in a professional institution... ? what do you feel has been the benefit of you membership? How do you convince people who are not in the IFA to join it...?
Part of it has to be tangible.. it has to be of benefit... it has to be meaningful. As BAJR I can set payscales already, I can even produce guidance docs...... so what makes the IFA different? Ofcourse soome of these are rhetorical, as I joined the IFA... but why was I convinced to join I hear you ask? Because I felt it might help - the letters after my name mean nothing until archaeology is a profession - from lecturer to prof... from digger to director. Thats what I joined for... to be part of it. I would hope to get something back in return.
Another day another WSI?
I feel that the money has to be seen to be 'worth it' ... for example... what does it mean to me to be a MIFA? does it help me get a job? (has not mattered to me in the past) Does it mean I now adhere to the Codes and Standards (already did that). Does it mean I am a professional? (I was before and still am)
So what does it mean to be in a professional institution... ? what do you feel has been the benefit of you membership? How do you convince people who are not in the IFA to join it...?
Part of it has to be tangible.. it has to be of benefit... it has to be meaningful. As BAJR I can set payscales already, I can even produce guidance docs...... so what makes the IFA different? Ofcourse soome of these are rhetorical, as I joined the IFA... but why was I convinced to join I hear you ask? Because I felt it might help - the letters after my name mean nothing until archaeology is a profession - from lecturer to prof... from digger to director. Thats what I joined for... to be part of it. I would hope to get something back in return.
Another day another WSI?