29th July 2008, 02:12 PM
Good luck to the scheme, I say.
However, I can't say that at any stage in my career up to this point have I been in a situation where I would have considered the NVQ. In my early years I wouldn't have been able to afford it: it would have swallowed up more than a tenth of my income! In later years I've already worked my way up to AIFA equivalent level, so until the Level 5 (MIFA-equivalent) is rolled out it won't be relevant to me.
At the moment, it will be useful for those without PIFA or AIFA-level experience in steady archaeology jobs. Now how many of those are there around?
However, I can't say that at any stage in my career up to this point have I been in a situation where I would have considered the NVQ. In my early years I wouldn't have been able to afford it: it would have swallowed up more than a tenth of my income! In later years I've already worked my way up to AIFA equivalent level, so until the Level 5 (MIFA-equivalent) is rolled out it won't be relevant to me.
At the moment, it will be useful for those without PIFA or AIFA-level experience in steady archaeology jobs. Now how many of those are there around?