<html> <body> Good points, Dale. Many of us were not as fortunate as you in that you were trained by highly skilled and trusted techs. For those of us (like myself) who attended, shall we say, somewhat less-than-spectacular training schools (the one I attended is no longer around), the RPT exams do indeed serve as ENTRY LEVEL requirements. Let's hear it for continuing education! The PTG can help promote and further better technical work, but it is the technician who must take advantage of the offerings... Mary <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>     Jon     The other question is what in reality does a RPT label do for you? Does it make your reputation? No ,you do. Does it make you a better technician? No you do. My Point is my mentors were My Father & Dick Hamlett. Dick was a fine tech who was never a member & who new how to set tunings in concrete as well as  my dad, a Braid white trained tech(in 1950) When Dad became an RpT in the 70's his rep & technical didn't prove.    In some cases a client has asked if I'm an RpT but that's not why they came to me in the first place. For some it's small seal of approval.   I think the whole thing is for techs it's a bench mark at entry level requirements. I know rpts that I wouldn't even pay for one of there tunings 7 non Rpts that I would.   Dale</blockquote></body> </html>