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This is partly on purpose
As your ZDNet colleague John Carroll pointed out a while ago, it's a rare union or professional association that doesn't try to raise barriers to entry into skilled trades and professions as a way of restricting supply and maximizing income. It's no secret that professional associations and skilled trade unions hire lobbyists for that very purpose.

It's also long been the case that people have been expected to receive professional training entirely at their own expense. This allows the employer to save money and doesn't hurt the student loan business.

Personally, I think that professional licensing/certification authorities should only require applicants to demonstrate that they have the knowledge/ability/integrity to do the job satisfactorily and shouldn't care where they got it, but I don't expect it to happen without a concerted effort, which is unlikely.
Posted by: John L. Ries   Posted on: 05/06/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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This is partly on purpose  John L. Ries | 05/06/08
You are correct  professordnm | 05/07/08
The unions aren't the barrier  zkiwi | 05/07/08
Absolutely right  gerriel | 05/07/08
Well, it's all a nice little racket  zkiwi | 05/06/08
Sigoth considering being a teacher  John L. Ries | 05/07/08
Motivation  shawn_dude | 05/07/08
Not really the problem  Rick_R | 05/07/08
Certification does not make good teachers.  rflanagan@... | 05/07/08
RE: Expensive certification requirements hurt recruiting  we3morenos@... | 05/07/08
Fellow teachers hurt professionals too  we3morenos@... | 05/07/08
Well, remember that...  zkiwi | 05/07/08
Well, maybe it should be motivation to be better  we3morenos@... | 05/08/08
RE: Expensive certification requirements hurt recruiting  brajendran@... | 05/07/08
RE: Expensive certification requirements hurt recruiting  brajendran@... | 05/07/08
RE: Expensive certification requirements hurt recruiting  Hmmm. . . | 05/08/08
RE: Expensive certification requirements hurt recruiting  rhight | 05/08/08
RE: Expensive certification requirements hurt recruiting  gebhart@... | 05/08/08
You're right, up to a point.  ajole | 05/08/08
RE: Expensive certification requirements hurt recruiting  we3morenos@... | 05/08/08
Open up all professional fields, world wide  fredkn@... | 05/09/08
That is not what he was implying  we3morenos@... | 05/09/08
RE: Expensive certification requirements hurt recruiting  brajendran@... | 05/12/08

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