The Register of Professional Archaeologists is committed to supporting excellence in professional archaeology as a discipline. Equally important to us is that we support Registrants by offering resources that may no longer be within financial reach for many of our Registrants. We’ve heard many of you express concerns about pay gaps, lack of employer-provided benefits, and other inequities and we are trying to do our part to help. By opening up our pockets or negotiating with service providers, we’ve recently added a number of other benefits and discounts for our Registrants. Current benefits include:

Pathways to Professionalism: Discounted rates on professional development workshops and on-demand courses (with new opportunities coming soon) through our partnerships with ACRA, SAA, and other professional organizations

Job Seeking Tools: A professional profile that can help reach prospective employers, a job posting board that helps you find employers that are looking for Registrants, and a database of regional or agency specific standards and guidelines to help brush up on local requirements

Academic Databases: Free access to JSTOR and eHRAF Archaeology for scholarly articles and literature

Swag: “Print-on-Demand” RPA clothing, hats, and other branded merch from Land’s End

Discounts: Get 8% off field supply orders from Forestry Suppliers, and for your furry field techs, a discount on SPOT Pet Insurance (yes, that’s real!)

We are continually searching for ways that we can help provide services and benefits to our Registrants. If you have ideas on how the Register can leverage our resources to help offset rising costs of living or to bridge the gaps we face, we’re all ears. Send your suggestions or questions to Executive Director Michael O’Toole (ExecutiveDirector@rpanet.org) or President Lisa Westwood, RPA (President@rpanet.org).

Keep on digging!