23rd April 2006, 12:58 PM
Sorry T.I.M. I kinda got tangled in my own argument - strangled myself in my own cerebral (or not so...) weavings, if you will!
Mr Hosty - Complimentary, but not interchangeable. I think it should be made clearer to students what exactly it is they are embarking on when undertaking a degree, and where it is likely to get them. Might save some time, a lot of money and a promising few careers into the bargain.
Personnally, I believe higher education should be accessible to all (and I doubt anyone disagrees...), however, that is not a requirement for everyone to enter into it. A degree is a requirement for ascending the rungs of the promotional ladder, and quite rightly, because the requirements of a PO, PM or any other situation, as with most "archaeo-scientific" specialists, requires skills which are taught at uni - research based and communication for instance. However, the skills required by diggers are not accrued through 3 or 4 years in lecture theatres, they are gained with experience. The perfectr arena for this is obviously on site, so surely a practically based qualification in cooperation with "the industry" is required.
Sorry Beasley for undermining your thread. You might well have a point. Only time will tell - probably the next slump when everyone says "I remember a few years ago....". Or maybe when they launch "Time Team: The Movie.....Tony Robinson, an intrepid archaeologist....ahem, TV presenter....."
Gizza job!!!!! ....please!!!!!
Mr Hosty - Complimentary, but not interchangeable. I think it should be made clearer to students what exactly it is they are embarking on when undertaking a degree, and where it is likely to get them. Might save some time, a lot of money and a promising few careers into the bargain.
Personnally, I believe higher education should be accessible to all (and I doubt anyone disagrees...), however, that is not a requirement for everyone to enter into it. A degree is a requirement for ascending the rungs of the promotional ladder, and quite rightly, because the requirements of a PO, PM or any other situation, as with most "archaeo-scientific" specialists, requires skills which are taught at uni - research based and communication for instance. However, the skills required by diggers are not accrued through 3 or 4 years in lecture theatres, they are gained with experience. The perfectr arena for this is obviously on site, so surely a practically based qualification in cooperation with "the industry" is required.
Sorry Beasley for undermining your thread. You might well have a point. Only time will tell - probably the next slump when everyone says "I remember a few years ago....". Or maybe when they launch "Time Team: The Movie.....Tony Robinson, an intrepid archaeologist....ahem, TV presenter....."
Gizza job!!!!! ....please!!!!!