atw: Re: Translation into French
- From: "Michael Lewis" <mlewis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2004 11:01:54 +1000
Brian Clarke:
> I wonder whether certification and accreditation are real substitutes for
> actual competence. We in Australia seem to have gone overboard on
> offering certificates for infinitesimal pieces of coursework, so much so,
> that the worth of a certificate becomes trivialised.
I agree, in many cases. But there are certifications that offer at least one --
perhaps both -- of these two things:
1. A guarantee of competence, based on adequate testing.
2. Legal protection.
Broadly speaking, NAATI accreditation fits into the first, and has some value
in
the second. A plumber's licence should fit into both.
In all cases, of course, there's no testing of ethics, business acumen, or
attitudes to customer service.
Michael Lewis
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Brandle Pty Limited, Sydney, Australia
www.brandle.com.au
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