11th February 2006, 07:07 PM
Depends on the company, first six months to a year in archaeology if you have no practical experience in field work then you get employed as a GO, and depending on whether or not you are willing to learn or are any good, you get bumped up. Some companies have created a grade in between GO an Site Assistant and only make people a SA after a year an a half. Dunno if this is good from a training/quality level or a money saving exercise. If there is a major staff shortage than a company will put up notices in the local job-centres for GOs and we generally get layed off labourers, etc. Depends on what their willing to learn as how useful they are, afterall it's not their main interest. Also students with little or no experience are employed as GOs. Since safepass came in there are not a ready supply of tourists gathered from youth hostels etc as GOs unless they are interested in archaeology enough to pay the 100 Euro to do safepass.
Lucy
Lucy