Sample Questions for Trainers
Core Skills – Secondary Skills – Tertiary Skills A downloadable pdf is available by clicking: Trainer Questions PDF Sign off with the following: Handtools (Trowel etc) Why do you use different tools? Watch them use these tools and correct them during training. Is there improvement? Handtools (Spade, Mattock etc) Why do you use different tools? […]
Transferable skills
Transferable skills The final set of assessment relates to transferable skills and may be harder to quantify objectively, but should rather be reviewed as subjective comments to the individual. These include interpersonal skills, group working, public communication etc. Rather than comment on these directly within the passport, it is useful to note them and provide […]
Heritage Legislation
Can name the main legislation documents and comment on the salient points of content and how it affects work activities.
Public Outreach
communicate comfortably and/or work with members of the public in events ranging from open days to community events.
Illustration and Graphics
Archaeological Illustration is a form of technical illustration that records material derived from an archaeological context graphically
Report and Article Writing
A broad subject, but you may assist significantly in the creation of a full project report, popular article or news report.
Excavation and Lifting Skeleton
Cleaned, photographed, drawn, recorded and carefully lifted, the skeleton is packed in an appropriate, correctly labelled box
Data Entry/Archiving
Essentially this is the creation of spreadsheets or better still, relational database entries for all the paper records (context, finds, samples etc), with indexed photographs and scanned or digitised plans
GIS & Data Management
The creation of spreadsheets or better still, relational database entries for all the paper records, and digital versions of photographs and plans
Finds Processing
Finds are what helps to date a site and provide an idea of the activities that took place.
