Taking the RPT exams involves communicating with other technicians, having a few common terms and standards, and willingness to have ones work seen and evaluated by others. That is significant in itself. Ed Sutton ----- Original Message ----- From: "Israel Stein " <custos3 at comcast.net> To: <caut at ptg.org> Cc: <caut-request at ptg.org> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 5:36 PM Subject: [CAUT] Uniform Formal Education (Jeff Tanner) > On Monday, October 22, 2007 11:01:44 AM Jeff Tanner wrote: > >>Taking the RPT exams does not make anyone a better piano technician. It >>simply evaluates his/her skills. > > Jeff, > > Well, not exactly. The prospect of facing the exams often motivates > technicians to significantly upgrade their skills. Taking the exams often > does motivate people to become better technicians and does contribute to > their understanding of what exactly some of this work is all about... > People learn an awful lot when fworking under pressure... > > Otherwise, an excellent post. > > Israel Stein > > >
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