5th August 2008, 02:53 PM
Just to clarify that in my previous post in no way did I intend to suggest that an NVQ is or can attempt to compete with or replace a Masters degree (or a first degree come to that). My point, in response to Gilraen's query, was that the NVQ is specific to excavation and its directly associated and component activities. It is entirely inappropriate for specialists or practioners in other fields, e.g. in ceramics, osteo, geophysics or whatever, who are quite likely to have entered their field through a specialized Masters.
I would also add that I do not agree with the view put forward in another thread that in other professions those with a degree enter at management level. In some fields of 'business' or 'commerce' perhaps, but in the professions a degree (or higher) is the starting point, at the bottom, where you take your knowledge and begin to learn to apply it.
I would also add that I do not agree with the view put forward in another thread that in other professions those with a degree enter at management level. In some fields of 'business' or 'commerce' perhaps, but in the professions a degree (or higher) is the starting point, at the bottom, where you take your knowledge and begin to learn to apply it.