22nd October 2008, 03:25 PM
I believe that eventually what Gorrila describes will happen but only after a good shake up of the IfA. This will include clarity and greater definition of the standards and guidances, and their CPD descriptions, as Gonetopot has suggested.
I also think that there needs to be widely seen investigations of a few units to illustrate that the IfA have teeth. Yes this might ruffle a few feathers but archaeologists need to be shown that standards, wages and CPD matter, and that the archaeological community (as recognized through a chartered IfA) will not accept it.
Until this happens, weâll still be having the same old argument.
I also think that there needs to be widely seen investigations of a few units to illustrate that the IfA have teeth. Yes this might ruffle a few feathers but archaeologists need to be shown that standards, wages and CPD matter, and that the archaeological community (as recognized through a chartered IfA) will not accept it.
Until this happens, weâll still be having the same old argument.