Richard Moody wrote: > > Hold on Keith, > Why shouldn't piano technicians take a test every four or > seven years just like teachers for example to retain their status > in their profession? Well... --- because if you did that the PTG would loose all or most of its membership overnite. --- the test is such that the PTG simply does not have the resources to test that many people each year. --- you are never going to get the membership to vote an increase of dues to cover such an expense --- there is no reason to do this in the first place. When the PTG or similiar body can certfify RPT's with a liscence to legally operate as a qualified piano technician... then perhaps this may be an issue. Until then... we are nothing more then a big club of folks sharing a common interest and our exams and certifications mean nothing in this context to the outside world. Anyways.... this conversation really belongs on the PTGL list -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. UiB, Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html
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