16th May 2006, 03:08 PM
Plenty of it about - many can write a convincing DBA or input into an ES but when it comes to the nitty gritty of designing works and/or managing it they fall down - sad really but you see it happening all the time. I am ready to be shot down here but i reckon you can be a experienced field archaeologist without much knowledge of the Environmental Statements and planning process but you cannot work as a consultant without being experienced in the field unless your remit is so tight and your organisation is so big that it can afford to have people doing very narrow job descriptions ie just baseline gathering etc. I suspect in reality most archaeological consultants need to do a bit of everyting therefore they need a field background - and not just 3 months volunteering
On the MIFA front it is likely to have been awared due to management of a team or length of service etc - or the person you are dealing with was a fieldy but so long ago they cant remember the basics - and that does happen
A trowel is a thing to lust for!
On the MIFA front it is likely to have been awared due to management of a team or length of service etc - or the person you are dealing with was a fieldy but so long ago they cant remember the basics - and that does happen
A trowel is a thing to lust for!