Skills Passport Scheme

[kevin wooldridge]

I know it can't possibly be applied across the board, but I like the approach that English Heritage take with job applications where CVs are not accepted, but there is an online application form that asks the appropriate questions and prompts you account for your experience etc etc. Perhaps what would compliment the Skills Passport would be a standardised archaeological CV pro-forma. Personally think that would benefit employers (no more wading through pages of CV about 'what I did in my gap year') and applicants (focussing their attention on detailing skills employers are seeking). It could also contain a section (for the benefit of those in the same position as Wax) to outline skills picked up through experience, rather than qualification.

Afterthought: Await the day when the first RAO puts out a job advert that says 'Just send us a copy of your CPD log and details of your availability'....