12th March 2006, 12:53 PM
Personally I would try to keep a campaign for better pay as focused as possible, using the tools we have to hand.
Trying to change the way archaeology is structured is a much more controversial and complex topic. Whilst there is nothing to stop seperate debates and campaigns I would like to see how the training, accreditation, valletta and charter initiatives develop and bed down.
In the short term increasing the bands of pay at each level should allow increased manouver recognising particular positions like ' senior excavater' and 'expert excavator' ( to stick with dividing things into 3)
In the longer term I would like to see something like accreditation based on proven acquisition of certain skills sets for different levels.
But as I say that sort of discussion should run parallel to a clearly defined campaign for decent wages.
Trying to change the way archaeology is structured is a much more controversial and complex topic. Whilst there is nothing to stop seperate debates and campaigns I would like to see how the training, accreditation, valletta and charter initiatives develop and bed down.
In the short term increasing the bands of pay at each level should allow increased manouver recognising particular positions like ' senior excavater' and 'expert excavator' ( to stick with dividing things into 3)
In the longer term I would like to see something like accreditation based on proven acquisition of certain skills sets for different levels.
But as I say that sort of discussion should run parallel to a clearly defined campaign for decent wages.