27th November 2008, 10:21 AM
Rachel's story of the South Shields MSC scheme and her non-NVQ reminds me of a tale that a friend of mine tells.
Although he has an Oxbridge degree in a non-archaeological subject, his only 'qualification' in 'real' archaeology is a certificate signed by the then West Yorkshire county archaeologist, attesting to his reliability having served the requisite minimum number of days on an MSC scheme in the early 80s. And from such small acorns, the current crashing oaks of great careers were made......
Although he has an Oxbridge degree in a non-archaeological subject, his only 'qualification' in 'real' archaeology is a certificate signed by the then West Yorkshire county archaeologist, attesting to his reliability having served the requisite minimum number of days on an MSC scheme in the early 80s. And from such small acorns, the current crashing oaks of great careers were made......