21st August 2013, 08:31 PM
THis is where the rub comes in... never mind the "unfair advantage thing" where teh discussion is heading on the parallel universe of Facebook is this...
Good comment here:
http://unfreearchaeology.wordpress.com/2.../#more-593
To answer her points about apprenticeship/trainee. that is a fair point
I even have a specific 'trainee' position .. which perhaps I should alter to apprenticeship. .. to avoid confusion. so seriously good point... and taken on board.
As an apprentice, I would expect some sort of capability and it does come down to who pays. As a business - I would have to have a financial incentive to take on an apprentice - and it would be weighed against the commercial imperative. Would it be so much better to have this technical ability prior to entering the job market where there is an entry level archaeologist. and (god forbid) a career structure that rewards time, skills and experience - so that a time served digger is not getting the same as a new one )
Second. to clarify further the driving licence analogy. yes, it is like you are asking them to pay you to learn to be a driving instructor.
Thanks for the comments... this is coming out and being discussed, which is what is needed.
Now.. what I would love to hear... is what - in an ideal world would be the answer. and then ( with a deep breath ) what is a realistic solution.
Good comment here:
http://unfreearchaeology.wordpress.com/2.../#more-593
To answer her points about apprenticeship/trainee. that is a fair point
I even have a specific 'trainee' position .. which perhaps I should alter to apprenticeship. .. to avoid confusion. so seriously good point... and taken on board.
As an apprentice, I would expect some sort of capability and it does come down to who pays. As a business - I would have to have a financial incentive to take on an apprentice - and it would be weighed against the commercial imperative. Would it be so much better to have this technical ability prior to entering the job market where there is an entry level archaeologist. and (god forbid) a career structure that rewards time, skills and experience - so that a time served digger is not getting the same as a new one )
Second. to clarify further the driving licence analogy. yes, it is like you are asking them to pay you to learn to be a driving instructor.
Thanks for the comments... this is coming out and being discussed, which is what is needed.
Now.. what I would love to hear... is what - in an ideal world would be the answer. and then ( with a deep breath ) what is a realistic solution.