13th August 2010, 12:30 PM
It is intersting to see this debate return again (more so with the other fascinating post on archaeology from a diggers point of view) One has to say this is a little article by Tim just throwing a ball into the court to see what people think. To my mind it is an intersting concept, and one that in principal would have a reasonable level of backing... IF things were a bit different in the profession to start with. To my mind, it is reasonable to prepare for the future, but currently the place is in a mess and thinking too much about chartered status is a bit like contemplating the taps you will put on the bath when the house has been swept away by a hurricane. Deal with accomodation, deal with payscales, deal with training, deal with curatorial standards, deal with management procedures first, then think about being a grown up profession. currently we are a toddler profession that is trying to act like an adult.