13th February 2014, 10:56 AM
So all in all. I am neutral on the whole thing. my only tip to positive, is that it may... MAY... in the long term, help push our pay up... but let us not concentrate on just being well paid professionals, lets also be archaeologists who do more than just decontaminate the time wastes on development sites.
It is also up to those who are in it, to do something... I for one am an IfA Member ( albeit as an ex AAI&S member) and I suspect that closed shop is near impossible. though of course not impossible ... Think of it this way.. a builder is an architect without the title
Chartered archaeologists will have more stringent checks and more to lose. I also would say that the digger will not have to be chartered... but then if you were... you might just get the heated portacabin you deserve.
If there are isssues with companies... then don't just sit back and say... oh the things I could tell you about them... collect the information and pass it onto the relevant authority ( H&S executive... local council enforcement officer, IfA , BAJR, Diggers Forum) only if a complaint is made can a complaint be investigated.
It is also up to those who are in it, to do something... I for one am an IfA Member ( albeit as an ex AAI&S member) and I suspect that closed shop is near impossible. though of course not impossible ... Think of it this way.. a builder is an architect without the title
Chartered archaeologists will have more stringent checks and more to lose. I also would say that the digger will not have to be chartered... but then if you were... you might just get the heated portacabin you deserve.
If there are isssues with companies... then don't just sit back and say... oh the things I could tell you about them... collect the information and pass it onto the relevant authority ( H&S executive... local council enforcement officer, IfA , BAJR, Diggers Forum) only if a complaint is made can a complaint be investigated.