9th May 2008, 03:45 PM
Your right there OldGirl... in truth the NOS would be the basis of anything like that... where existing (or soon to be existing) qualifications, whether in the "classroom" or in the field, can be used to advance a career. Every additional skill provides a benefit to somebody... as it stands just now, your additioanl skills are not taken into consideration for a field job... you may get the job over others, but you end up paid the same. So fear not... I would be absolutely daft to try and do ti from scratch, with so much prior work already in place... (stand on the shoulders of giants I say )
the specialist validation is basically, if you want to be added to the specialist search, then you have to provide evidence that you are capable, the best people to know that are others in that field... I would be unhappy as an illustrator (for example) to be 'judged' by a ceramic specialist... like for like. Provision of examples of successful work, confirmation from a Curator, etc... ( can you tell I am still spinning ideas around! )
1man... you are quite right to question what I mean.. and disagree... I was not saying that a rival organisation should be created, as that would be divisive and counter productive.
There is one thing I would take issue with... "the IFA has set up a procedure specifically to prevent complainants from having to be named, for exactly the reason you give. That procedure has now been in place for quite a while, and has been used."
knowing from expereince that this may be the case, but is pretty rare.... for whatever reason. Having a procedure is good though. You will know my own point of view on this.
perhaps too much is placed on the punishment though, and people expect the IFA to hang people, rather than find solutions.. a much better way. An organisation should be about benefits first and foremost. And benefits should be on an individual level.. as well as company level- though the two are in some respects interchangable.
"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu
the specialist validation is basically, if you want to be added to the specialist search, then you have to provide evidence that you are capable, the best people to know that are others in that field... I would be unhappy as an illustrator (for example) to be 'judged' by a ceramic specialist... like for like. Provision of examples of successful work, confirmation from a Curator, etc... ( can you tell I am still spinning ideas around! )
1man... you are quite right to question what I mean.. and disagree... I was not saying that a rival organisation should be created, as that would be divisive and counter productive.
There is one thing I would take issue with... "the IFA has set up a procedure specifically to prevent complainants from having to be named, for exactly the reason you give. That procedure has now been in place for quite a while, and has been used."
knowing from expereince that this may be the case, but is pretty rare.... for whatever reason. Having a procedure is good though. You will know my own point of view on this.
perhaps too much is placed on the punishment though, and people expect the IFA to hang people, rather than find solutions.. a much better way. An organisation should be about benefits first and foremost. And benefits should be on an individual level.. as well as company level- though the two are in some respects interchangable.
"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu