26th February 2008, 07:35 PM
Quotation from Dr Peter Wardle, with my responses interpolated:
1. I doubt that legally an institute with chartered status could enforce pay rates on the private sector.
(well, that wouldn't be the point from my perspective)
2. All of this is too late with the changes in the designation system coming and the whole concept of the historic environment and the IFA talking about merger with IHBC.
(not sure how the designation system is relevant, and I thought the IHBC were poo-pooing any merger talk?)
3. OK lets say we have chartered archaeologists so lets try and define what only chartered archaeologists can do would the following be included:
Building recording (probably not)
Carbon 14 dating (probably not)
archaeological geophysics (probably yes)
4. If we say destructive fieldwork can only be done by chartered archaeologists what will happen to all the Amateur groups?
(well, I don't think we would say that - what we would say is that professional destructive fieldwork, by which I mean that it is commissioned and paid for by a client, would be for Chartered archaeologists. Some other professional roles, such as curators, would also be restricted)
5. It is government policy to break professional monopolies where the public pay for their services (except medicine and teaching).
(most of the relevant work in archaeology is not paid for by the public but by commercial clients)
6. Just how would obtaining chartered status be managed for the many people who have been in archaeology for years and have no actual qualifications?
(no reason why we couldn't work out a system of validation that works for them, just as we have done for MIFA)
7. Would making archaeology a graduate only profession be a good thing?
(see answer to 6. above)
8. Who would pay for the infrastructure for setting up the chartered system?
(the IFA, through its subscription income and the application fees it charges would-be Chartered Archaeologists)
What we need is a simple system for ensuring that bona fide qualified and experienced people undertake work destructive required by the planning system.
(I agree entirely - if we can come up with something simpler that would work, I'll be all for it. Any ideas?)
1man1desk
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1. I doubt that legally an institute with chartered status could enforce pay rates on the private sector.
(well, that wouldn't be the point from my perspective)
2. All of this is too late with the changes in the designation system coming and the whole concept of the historic environment and the IFA talking about merger with IHBC.
(not sure how the designation system is relevant, and I thought the IHBC were poo-pooing any merger talk?)
3. OK lets say we have chartered archaeologists so lets try and define what only chartered archaeologists can do would the following be included:
Building recording (probably not)
Carbon 14 dating (probably not)
archaeological geophysics (probably yes)
4. If we say destructive fieldwork can only be done by chartered archaeologists what will happen to all the Amateur groups?
(well, I don't think we would say that - what we would say is that professional destructive fieldwork, by which I mean that it is commissioned and paid for by a client, would be for Chartered archaeologists. Some other professional roles, such as curators, would also be restricted)
5. It is government policy to break professional monopolies where the public pay for their services (except medicine and teaching).
(most of the relevant work in archaeology is not paid for by the public but by commercial clients)
6. Just how would obtaining chartered status be managed for the many people who have been in archaeology for years and have no actual qualifications?
(no reason why we couldn't work out a system of validation that works for them, just as we have done for MIFA)
7. Would making archaeology a graduate only profession be a good thing?
(see answer to 6. above)
8. Who would pay for the infrastructure for setting up the chartered system?
(the IFA, through its subscription income and the application fees it charges would-be Chartered Archaeologists)
What we need is a simple system for ensuring that bona fide qualified and experienced people undertake work destructive required by the planning system.
(I agree entirely - if we can come up with something simpler that would work, I'll be all for it. Any ideas?)
1man1desk
to let, fully furnished