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I agree with the idea, but...

I don?t necessarily agree that the only professions that need to be ?licensed? are medical. Solicitors have a bar association. Police require an extensive training program, and so on. And in the UK, you need a specific Corgi qualification to be allowed to work on gas (which technically may explode causing loss of life), so even tradesmen can get in on some of this action. And airline pilots?

I think that the end result of a lot of this is that the people that are qualified \ certified will effectively increase their remuneration, and hence costs to the final consumer.

Putting aside that element, I do have a problem with allowing cowboys into the industry. I see nothing wrong with having people who have passed whatever the basic criteria are. It does seem that there is a difference between passing the technical exam (MCSE, CCIE, etc) and between being competent. Remember, even doctors get it wrong sometimes, and they have how much training?

I don?t believe we can categorically say that more training \ experience \ exams will result in perfection, however it doesn?t hurt.

Am I generally in favour of this? Yes. But, let?s look a little deeper for a moment. Have you ever heard about the ?Rolls Royce? solution? Where does one apportion blame when a professional believes a solution should be implemented that the purse string holders refuse to pay for?

Does the professional behave in a dramatic fashion and storm out of the office decrying professionalism? Or is it more likely that people will simply accept the budget constraint to keep their job, and deliver a less than optimal solution?

The point is that when things go wrong, there are many contributory reasons. The question I would ask is this; would the professional body have an operating framework in place to evaluate all this? Is this a duplication of the court system, ie are we reinventing the wheel? Or is the court system too unwieldy, too costly, too gladiatorial a setting?

Do we need a lesser court which spans multiple professions? Do we need a tribunal?

Not saying I have a solution, but these are just things that might enter the equation.

Posted by: roberto_maietta@...   Posted on: 05/25/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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