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Re: [Linux-aus] Interview with Mark Lloyd from ACS on compulsory accreditation



On 9/29/06, Bret Busby <bret@busby.net> wrote:

Can you provide a URL for a web page that explains the plans of the ACS, to have "a mandatory registration system"?

It sounds a bit like Pandora and her wooden receptable, wich was not
securely closed.

This has been an ACS goal for some time - con the government into making them the mandatory cusdodians of IT in Australia, thereby guarranteeing them: a) relevance to the average IT worker, b) increased membership numbers, and thereby a gravy chain of money, c) bottoms to sit on their "Powerpoint for Dummies"-style expensive training courses, which of course would be mandatory if you want to stay accredited.

In my mind, this is just a big a risk to the readers of this list as
the AUSFTA - you'll need to start paying AUD600 + costs of mandatory
training courses per year for no real benefit to the average IT
worker.

I think bringing professionalism to our industry is a good thing, but
not by granting an irrelevant organisation a monopoly on accreditation
of said industry.

Cheers,
--
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                             do it well anyway." -- Brian Kernighan