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[Martin Locock]

Here's the 19 ROs with heritage management responsibilities http://www.archaeologists.net/ro?tid_1%5...s=1&title=

[Dinosaur]

Notice most of them don't like to push that to the fore in their entries, sso bit vague what exactly the involvement actually is in most cases from that. Clearly separating the commercial from the curatorial isn't going well though....

[GnomeKing]

in fact i do not really care about who has this or that responsibility > in the end i am only interested in the standards and outcomes, and perhaps also the future for younger archaeologists.

this i why i think that in regard of the commercial sector, the IFA should focus SOLELY on technical archaeological standards (+policy lobbying), and leave most, if not all, employment/contract/etc law to other bodies.
Put ALL effort into that goal >> it will certainly underpin and lead to others.

[Fundamentally necessary would be a wholly new & more intense approach to monitoring ongoing commercial projects. Perhaps even contributing IFA expertise and guidance to them...]

EG: Rather than try to implement an over-ambitious scheme to certify every archaeologist, 'training' could be a specific response to a review that identifies training needs/wants. (this could obviate the need for a 'hard' certification scheme, in favor of a 'soft' CPD log type approach).

[Unitof1]

Thanks martin, I dont know how you got the thing to work. Going off to look at the ones with .gov.org address and try and figure out how this works

The Responsible Post-holder must be a Member of the Institute for Archaeologists (MIfA) and so must join at MIfA grade before you can apply for registration. To do this, please download an individual membership application. There is an initial application fee (currently £75) for the registration of your organisation. If your organisation is accepted, you will pay an annual fee based on the financial turnover of your historic environment operations.
Special offer! Organisations whose role is exclusively either as a Higher Education Institute or curatorial authority will be charged at the lowest subscription rate.

does anybody know what the lowest subscription rate is?

[Martin Locock]

The rates are http://www.archaeologists.net/sites/defa...2012v2.pdf

Lowest standard rate currently £123/year, reduced to £92 if 100% of staff are individual members.

[VGC]

hes not bluffing, believe me. Any RO curators round your way?

In Scotland we have the unique situation where a commercial unit acts as the curator for three Local Authorities, although they do not operate as a commercial unit in those three areas.

[Unitof1]

Is the company an RO do you know and if so is it an RO for curatorial services?

sorry martin probably me but cant get link to work. does £123/ seem reasonable?

[Martin Locock]

£123 seems a bargain (equivalent to 1 individual membership fee).

[BAJR]

The link is missing a :

This one works.

http://www.archaeologists.net/sites/defa...2012v2.pdf


£123.00 would be my rate/. and here is a hint... I never knew that... and it may be a good idea to let people know.

[Martin Locock]

I would also note that there are several 1 and 2 person ROs (hint)