27th July 2006, 11:07 PM
Trowelfodder I agree, units that employ us should train us, and training shoul be continous throughout employment, I have only been working as a paid archaeologist since early March, the first unit i worked for the training was more or less non-existent, don't get me wrong I do ask questions when needed, but when I asked for help it was not always forthcoming.
My current employers are extremely good in their training and help from plentiful site manuals to a supervisor who doesnt turn invisble when needed.
But with the question of on the job training do companies see it as worthwhile and/or viable to train temporary staff, such as myself, is it financially viable for them to spend money on someone if they are only gonna work for 2-3 months.
But I do understand the concerns on volenteers on comercial sites, volenteers on sites such as Mellor are an important part of archaeology though, I know, I worked at Mellor for 2 whole summers, that site would never have been investigated if it wasnt for the Mellor archaeology trust run by volenteers.
May god go with you in all the dark places you must walk.
My current employers are extremely good in their training and help from plentiful site manuals to a supervisor who doesnt turn invisble when needed.
But with the question of on the job training do companies see it as worthwhile and/or viable to train temporary staff, such as myself, is it financially viable for them to spend money on someone if they are only gonna work for 2-3 months.
But I do understand the concerns on volenteers on comercial sites, volenteers on sites such as Mellor are an important part of archaeology though, I know, I worked at Mellor for 2 whole summers, that site would never have been investigated if it wasnt for the Mellor archaeology trust run by volenteers.
May god go with you in all the dark places you must walk.