Very well put, and actually in line with my experiences of the day.
I just got back from a traing day/conference put on by a group of New England gas utilities. It was very interesting to be at an event with about 300 plumbers, and actually, kind of fun. The conference wrapped up with a pannel discussion on what training should be required of a plumber, what skills are needed, and generally how to raise the status of the profession. MA now requires an apprenticeship of 5 years and 550 hours of class time with final exams that must be passed for a plumbing license, which as someone pointed out, is more time than many folks spend in college.
But I agree that I generally have more respect for those who try than those who do not!
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I just got back from a traing day/conference put on by a group of New England gas utilities. It was very interesting to be at an event with about 300 plumbers, and actually, kind of fun. The conference wrapped up with a pannel discussion on what training should be required of a plumber, what skills are needed, and generally how to raise the status of the profession. MA now requires an apprenticeship of 5 years and 550 hours of class time with final exams that must be passed for a plumbing license, which as someone pointed out, is more time than many folks spend in college.
But I agree that I generally have more respect for those who try than those who do not!