In August 2017, CIfA's Board of Directors and the Register for Professional Archaeologist (RPA) formally signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU). The MoU commits both organisations to the promotion of professionalism and ethical good practice in archaeology.
Each organisation will:
- seek to strengthen its relationship with the other
- consider working in partnership where corporate objectives and priorities coincide
- take care not to compete with the other
- respect the intellectual property of the other, and encourage third parties to do likewise
- encourage all archaeologists to become accredited/registered by an appropriate professional association
- seek to cooperate with the other on advocating for the benefits accredited archaeologists offer to industry, agencies, and to society
- seek to promote the other’s events and services for members, where appropriate
At the date of the Memorandum the following areas have been identified for cooperation:
- promoting accreditation/registration by the Register and CIfA
- promoting each other’s events
- sharing each other’s publications and resources on archaeological professionalism and ethics
- exploring recognition of each other’s accreditations for the purposes of certifying or endorsing Continuing Professional Development (CPD)/CPE courses and field schools
- exploring how being a RPA might contribute to the evidence base for accreditation by CIfA (including potentially for Chartered Archaeologist) and vice versa
- promoting ethical training to universities and to practising archaeologists
Download the CIfA RPA Memorandum of Understanding (PDF file)
