25th March 2012, 09:50 AM
Thanks people.
in general the check about competence was fine. standard stuff as they say. I was interested in the financial request. And Dino has a good point. though I am considering a new job, where I could take on the evaluation - but if I found major archaeology I would not have the resources.. so do I a) go for it anyway and hope I don't find anything... b) don't go for it, and only take on tiny jobs... c) go for it, with an understanding that if it goes to full excavation then it will go to a larger company. :face-huh:
This is now the conundrum again...
We all seem to agree that a tightening in commercial control is needed. but what that is is a a patchwork and county based pick-and-mix. Should the IfA RO list be seen as the only verified list - well it could be convincingly argued that it is ---- or is there another way to verify competence with a county? If this is the case, perhaps the requirements hinted at above should be codified and used in every location in the UK. Then I don't have to meet each counties requirements.
I am still uncomfortable that a county archaeologist can demand financial details -
Appreciate the relies
in general the check about competence was fine. standard stuff as they say. I was interested in the financial request. And Dino has a good point. though I am considering a new job, where I could take on the evaluation - but if I found major archaeology I would not have the resources.. so do I a) go for it anyway and hope I don't find anything... b) don't go for it, and only take on tiny jobs... c) go for it, with an understanding that if it goes to full excavation then it will go to a larger company. :face-huh:
This is now the conundrum again...
We all seem to agree that a tightening in commercial control is needed. but what that is is a a patchwork and county based pick-and-mix. Should the IfA RO list be seen as the only verified list - well it could be convincingly argued that it is ---- or is there another way to verify competence with a county? If this is the case, perhaps the requirements hinted at above should be codified and used in every location in the UK. Then I don't have to meet each counties requirements.
I am still uncomfortable that a county archaeologist can demand financial details -
Appreciate the relies