Data
The Archaeological Technician will know and perceive:
Judgement and Ethics
The bounds of their very own understanding, talents and obligations, and methods to follow inside them (K5)
Analysis and Analyse
The position and function of mission particular Written Schemes of Investigations (WSIs) and Challenge or Analysis Designs (K6)
Sources and varieties of current information, together with data and collections held at museums, Historic England (HE) the Nationwide Monuments Document (NMR), native authority Historic Atmosphere Data (HERs), the Archaeology Information Service (ADS), native and nationwide libraries, the Atmosphere Company (K7)
The position and function of mission particular finds and environmental specialist studies and typescript archaeological investigation studies (K4)
The basics of British archaeological follow and chronology, together with a broad understanding and recognition of archaeological web site sorts, intervals, artefacts and ecofacts (K1)
Keep Compliance
The basics of the related Well being and Security laws and development web site Well being & Security. For instance, this may occasionally embrace gaining a related Development Abilities Certification Scheme (CSCS) qualification. (K2)
recognise and report dangers. (K3)
Their Employer’s Well being and Security Coverage and Procedures and operational procedures, together with threat evaluation, technical manuals and recording methods, and the way these relate to business Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA) requirements, together with their Employer’s technical manuals, procedures and steerage for: fieldwork recording, survey, artefact and environmental pattern assortment and artefact/environmental pattern processing and archiving. (K8)
Plan and Put together for Work (K9)
How their work programme is set and to whom they report back to
choose the suitable instruments and tools for the job
establish milestones and targets
Perform work
Archaeological web site formation processes and stratigraphy (evaluation of the order and place of layers of archaeological stays) (K10)
establish and acquire (and shield) applicable artefacts and environmental samples (K11)
adapt procedures and practices to swimsuit completely different floor/soil/climate situations, archaeological supplies, logistical and Shopper necessities (K12)
document and retailer information recovered from archaeological works, together with contextual information, plan and digital information, artefactual and ecofactual information in accordance with the manuals, procedures and steerage of the Employer (K13)
Fundamental short-term artefact safety, stabilisation and storage ideas, such because the protected restoration and bagging of fragile artefacts, appropriate labelling of artefacts and samples, and making certain applicable short-term storage and protected/safe transportation (K14)
current and report outcomes, together with fundamental use of spreadsheets and databases (K15)
put together themselves appropriately for work in a spread of environments and climate situations (K16)
Establish and reply to buyer/consumer wants (K17)
The place to search out, and methods to interpret, key project-specific documentation together with sampling methods and analysis aims
entry their Employer’s technical manuals and steerage
keep sincere and constructive colleague relationships
Their position within the context of the mission or materials on which they’re working
Private/Skilled Growth (K18)
develop a private motion plan for studying and self-development with real looking however difficult aims
choose and apply applicable studying methods and strategies
establish private objectives, expectations and priorities
Abilities
The Archaeological Technician will be capable of:
Judgement and Ethics
Apply an consciousness {of professional} judgement and moral behaviour (S8)
Analysis and Analyse
Analysis and assimilate applicable background info, together with that from mission particular Written Schemes of Investigation, archaeological archives and studies, aerial photographic collections, LiDAR information, and geophysical and topographic surveys and native and nationwide listings (S1)
Catalogue information recovered from archaeological excavations, together with environmental and geological samples, artefacts and ecofacts (S2)
Keep Compliance (S3)
Keep their very own security, and that of others, by adhering to all relevant Well being and Security guidelines, insurance policies and procedures
Recognise and report dangers with a view to cut back the danger of incidents
Conduct work according to Employer’s and business procedures and requirements, particularly the CIfA Requirements and Steerage for Archaeological Excavation, Watching Transient, Analysis and Archives
Plan and Put together for Work (S4)
Set up the necessities upon them for forthcoming tasks, together with timescales, deadlines, work places and supervisors
Estimate sources and choose applicable tools, together with hand instruments, survey, recording and measuring tools, and artefact sampling, assortment packaging, labelling and processing tools
Perform work (S6)
Examine and perceive archaeological websites and heritage property
Recognise and be capable of appropriately bundle and protect fragile materials proof of previous communities
Compile catalogues and databases of archaeological context data, samples and finds
Contribute to the preparation of archaeological web site archives and supplies for museum deposition
Perform work each indoors and outside in variable climate situations, all yr spherical
Establish and reply to buyer/consumer wants (S7)
Establish info required to attain analysis aims, for example reference to mission particular Written Schemes of Investigation for archaeological methods, and to applicable revealed regional, interval or topic analysis agendas
Observe appropriate procedures to entry and use info, together with Employer’s technical manuals, GIS methods and databases
Validate/consider accuracy of info, together with proof studying of knowledge entry and studies
Categorise and classify information appropriately, together with creation of databases and stratigraphic matrices for archaeological excavations
Current and report information utilizing subject data in applicable kind for varied audiences, together with plans, sections, pro-forma context recording sheets and databases
Private and Skilled Growth (S5)
Contribute to advances within the physique of data and Historic Atmosphere Apply
Decide to steady enchancment and private growth
Behaviours
Archaeological Technicians will likely be anticipated to:
Take cheap look after the well being and security of themselves and of others who could also be affected by their acts or omissions at work (B1)
Decide to high quality and their steady skilled growth (B5)
Focus and take note of element (B4)
Work successfully individually and as a part of a staff (B2)
Be approachable and capable of talk with all ranges of their very own and different organisations, in addition to most of the people (B3)
Be delicate to and conscious of the cultural, historic and non secular context of objects and buildings (B6)
Extra Info
Stage
It is a Stage 3 Apprenticeship
Length
The period for this apprenticeship is 12-18 months
Entry Necessities
While any entry necessities will likely be a matter for particular person employers, usually an apprentice is likely to be anticipated to have already achieved 5 A* to C GCSEs on entry
Skilled registration
Completion of this commonplace will allow apprentices to register with the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA) at Practitioner stage
Qualification
Prior to finish level evaluation there’s a requirement to attain Stage 2 in English and Maths. For these with an training, well being and care plan or a legacy assertion, the apprenticeship English and maths minimal requirement is Entry Stage 3, and British Signal Language {qualifications} are a substitute for English {qualifications} for these whom that is their major language.
Evaluate
This Apprenticeship Customary will likely be reviewed after 3 years
