4th July 2006, 02:59 PM
This would certainly have effects of restricting the supply of labour, and driving up wages. from my point of view this is only a good thing. If you could get chartered, and have some kind of structured CPD, it would probably stop many talented people leaving the profession in their mid twenties. If they had the prospect of job security and a living wage to look forward to.
Also, it might do something about the dross of the profession: people who have been digging forever, but still can't interpret or record. Because it is virtually impossible to get fired in archaeology (certainly I've never heard of it), these people keep popping up and trashing sites. Perhaps not getting a licence would encourage them to move on.
Also, it might do something about the dross of the profession: people who have been digging forever, but still can't interpret or record. Because it is virtually impossible to get fired in archaeology (certainly I've never heard of it), these people keep popping up and trashing sites. Perhaps not getting a licence would encourage them to move on.