Theme:
2. Net Zero Archaeologies – Sustainability in the Past, Present and Future
Session format:
Round table (without formal abstracts, only list of confirmed discussants / session co-organisers to be provided)
Title:
Skills for the Future? [Teaching and training community]
Content:
The ways by which archaeologists gain the knowledge and skills they need are varied, from traditional academic teaching to vocational training and experiential learning. The priorities for teaching and training will also vary across jurisdictions and different types of institution – some may focus on traditional delivery mechanisms and curricula, others on passing on skills already available or addressing immediate skills gaps. This session will attempt to look into the future to ask what are the skills archaeologists will need five, ten or twenty years from now? How good are our mechanisms for identifying, and addressing, future skills challenges before they become acute? Or are we destined to be, literally, stuck in the past equipping archaeologists with skills that are no longer needed or preparing them for jobs that no longer exist?
During this roundtable, we would like to explore
• How future skills needs are identified and addressed
• How we can improve the way we prepare archaeologists for the careers of the future
• How new concepts, approaches or methodologies can be better integrated into teaching and training
• The mechanisms for better knowledge transfer between different branches of archaeology
We invite participants to contribute their thoughts, challenges and case studies to the discussion. We particularly welcome contributions addressing future skills needs in heritage management, in relation to the impact of climate change and in public archaeology and delivering social value and contributions which consider how we might need to adapt to deliver to more diverse audiences in the future.
Keywords:
Skills, Training, Teaching, Sustainability, Future
Session associated with MERC:
no
Session associated with CIfA:
yes
Session associated with SAfA:
no
Session associated with CAA:
no
Session associated with DGUF:
no
Session associated with other:
Teaching and training community
Main organiser:
Kate Geary (United Kingdom) 1
Co-organisers:
Raimund Karl (Austria) 2
Cara Jones (United Kingdom) 1
Affiliations:
1. Chartered Institute for Archaeologists
2. Universität Wien
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