5th August 2008, 02:29 PM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by Gilraen
I think that it may have been designed to provide archaeology graduates with an apprpriate level of fieldwork training (and/or proving to a company that they have the commitment and experience to work for them) without having to go to the time and expense of doing a Masters degree. Is this the case?
It is an attempt (as far as I understand it) to allow what many people have previously considered 'on the job training' to be qualitatively assessed, in my opinion. And the levels (esp the higher ones) are more than many Masters will give you, let alone a degree with a bit of digging experience (sorry to have to disagree with you gonetopot).
It fits in well with CPD, where a lot of training/learning/experience that people put down can be challenged with a 'prove it'. This will go a long way toward proving it, or proving not when people claim skills they don't have.