IfA Annual Conference for Archaeologists, Swansea, 18th - 20th March 2008

IfA Workplace Training, Thursday 20th March, 14.00-16.00

Kate Geary and Natasha Kingham, Institute of Field Archaeologists

Following on from last year’s highly successful session showcasing the work of trainees on the EPPIC and HLF Workplace Learning Bursaries schemes, this year the session focused on the progress of the two schemes.

The audience heard presentations from past and present placement holders in a variety of different placements across the UK, some of whom are working towards the Qualification in Archaeological Practice. In addition to this, two placement supervisors, from the HLF Workplace Learning Bursaries scheme, gave their honest opinion on what it is like to host a placement.

This year’s EPPIC placements were with the aerial survey team and archaeological investigation teams in York, the architectural investigation and archaeological investigation teams in Cambridge, the architectural investigation team in Swindon and the architectural graphics team in London and were once again run in partnership with IHBC.

New HLF Workplace Learning Bursaries have been set up with North Yorkshire County Council, AOC Archaeology, Headland Archaeology, the NMR, ADS, the Nautical Archaeology Society, Southampton City Council, the Lake District National Park, Birmingham Archaeology and Peterborough Cathedral with further placements due to be launched with the University of Cardiff, Perth Kinross Heritage Trust and GGAT to name but a few.

The session was a resounding success, and provided an excellent opportunity for trainees and supervisors involved in both schemes to meet and exchange experiences and ideas.

Once again, there's some very good news for anyone who missed this session. The whole afternoon was recorded as a podcast, and downloadable MP3 files will be available in addition to the PDF files very soon.

• 2.00 – Welcome and introduction – Kate Geary and Natasha Kingham
• Listen to podcast
• 2.05 - An EPPIC Journey – A Year in Life of a Trainee Architectural Investigator - Claire Martin & Agnieszka Sadraei
• View Claire and Agnieszka's presentation Listen to podcast
• 2.20 - Aerial Survey: A quick fly through an EPPIC year - Melanie Partlett, EPPIC Aerial Survey & Investigation, English Heritage, York
• View Melanie's presentation
• 2.30 - From Barytes to Bombs: A Landscape Perspective on the EPPIC Scheme - Catherine Grindey and Jonathan Millward, EPPIC – Archaeological Survey and Investigation
• View Catherine and Jonathan's presentation Listen to podcast
• 2.45 – Any EPPIC questions
• 2.50 - ‘How do you get a personal slave for a year?’ An IFA internship from the view of the master and the slave - Dr Jacqui Mulville & Rich Madgwick, Cardiff University
• View Jacqui and Rich's presentation Listen to podcast
• 3.05 - To Sea or not to Sea – That is the question - Mary Harvey
• View Mary's presentation Listen to podcast
• 3.15 - A Year at Worcestershire's Historic Environment Record: HLF Placement at Worcestershire County Council - Oliver Russell, HER Records Assistant
• View Oliver's presentation Listen to podcast
• 3.25 - My Year in Yorkshire - Liz Forster. IFA HLF Workplace Learning Bursary in Rural Archaeology at North Yorkshire County Council
• View Liz's presentation Listen to podcast
• 3.35 - IFA Workplace Training: Building Recording at the Royal Commission, Aberystwyth
  - Daniel Jones and Peter Wakelin, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales
• View Daniel's presentation Listen to podcast
• 3.50 – Questions, discussion and conclusion - Kate Geary and Natasha Kingham