27th July 2006, 02:44 PM
But do you not think that it is the responcability of your employer to provide you with the training you got whilst volunteering. I am not questioning the fact that it is of great help to those starting off but why should you work for free when you have spent three yrs getting qualified.
And i believe the exct opposite of alfie - volunteering is making archaeology more likely to be the preserve of the middle classes as those of us from lower income backgrounds simply cannot afford to work without wages.
By volunteering you allow units to avoid creating a coherent training scheme.Trainee grade entry into the proffession is what is needed to allow proffesional development. Voluntry work has a place but not within commercial archeaology.
And i believe the exct opposite of alfie - volunteering is making archaeology more likely to be the preserve of the middle classes as those of us from lower income backgrounds simply cannot afford to work without wages.
By volunteering you allow units to avoid creating a coherent training scheme.Trainee grade entry into the proffession is what is needed to allow proffesional development. Voluntry work has a place but not within commercial archeaology.