15th July 2005, 02:56 PM
Ah - I meant that the IFA can FO and change the name. I have no interest in an IPA myself (by this I mean Institute of Professional Archaeologists, armchairs and all).
It just seems to me that it was field archaeologists who had the gumption to set up the IFA, but got hijacked by administrative types. - hence the emphasis on improving pay and employment conditions, which won't kill anyone, whilst the real problems are apparently unknown.
Your probably right that field archaeologists join for the letters - especially as jobs used to ask for membership. Wonder why they don't partake?
I wouldn't do it free - the IFA cannot be run on membership fees alone - their are plenty of grants out there to help employ people. Their is nothing to stop the people on this forum could set up a limited liability charity and apply to the EU or whoever for a grant to examine H&S. Of course we could send questionaires to the employers (as the IFA would) but we could also gather evidence from employees, who the IFA would probably ignor as they might sully the image of the profession.
If the shocking state of archaeology is anything to go by - the IFA are a bunch of toothless wonders without the passion to make the changes needed.
It just seems to me that it was field archaeologists who had the gumption to set up the IFA, but got hijacked by administrative types. - hence the emphasis on improving pay and employment conditions, which won't kill anyone, whilst the real problems are apparently unknown.
Your probably right that field archaeologists join for the letters - especially as jobs used to ask for membership. Wonder why they don't partake?
I wouldn't do it free - the IFA cannot be run on membership fees alone - their are plenty of grants out there to help employ people. Their is nothing to stop the people on this forum could set up a limited liability charity and apply to the EU or whoever for a grant to examine H&S. Of course we could send questionaires to the employers (as the IFA would) but we could also gather evidence from employees, who the IFA would probably ignor as they might sully the image of the profession.
If the shocking state of archaeology is anything to go by - the IFA are a bunch of toothless wonders without the passion to make the changes needed.