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Subject:Re: Certification Redux From:Stephen Victor <svictor -at- HOUSTON -dot- GEOQUEST -dot- SLB -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 18 Jun 1997 11:02:31 -0500
Becca Price wrote:
>
> Arlen wrote:
> >>So while it's all well and good to *say* that a certificate will be
> optional, the reality is that it will either be a completely meaningless
> waste of time and money or it will be a job requirement. There's not a
> whole lot of middle ground between those positions.<<
>
> I'm not so sure that's true. A P.E. is an optional certificate;
> certainly
> I know many excellent engineers who don't have one, but it is by no
> means
> a job requirement.
>
> This is not to say I'm in favor of certification, just a point.
And a good point at that. Reducing a complex issue to two stark,
either-or positions is nothing more than an attempt to stifle
discussion. It's a silencing tactic, as I learned in the last go-round
of this debate, which is why I refuse to take part in the current
incarnation.
As I implied in my post yesterday, I'm waiting for the STC report
stating just what their position is on certification before shooting my
mouth off. I wish others would do the same.
Regards,
Steve
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