A license is not a guarantee of competency

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A license is not a guarantee of competency Anonymous 08/09/17 (Wed) 10:28:09 No.63560

I find the license topic to be a common concern when engaging with people on libertarian topics. Many people can grasp the idea of private initiatives replacing government ones, but yet have a hard time disbelieving that a government blessing to work somehow ensures quality. I work in healthcare so I have a license, and practically everyone else around me does as well. However, every month when my State Board newsletter arrives, I have only to turn to the last 1/2 of it to see how well a license works. Page after page of revocations, suspensions, and probations. Some of the charges had no bearing on their practice such as a DUI. You have a few drinks too many and the state says you can no longer practice your skills.

Anonymous 08/09/17 (Wed) 11:09:09 No.63561

>>63560

I know many people who have learned a job, are proficient at it, but because they did it in another country, they have trouble getting a license. The red tape involved really seems to be incredible. I've even seen a hairdresser who had troubles having his foreign license accepted.

Anonymous 08/09/17 (Wed) 12:31:14 No.63563

>>63561

>red tape

The red tape is pretty bad. For my profession it starts right after school when you wait to get your date to take the State Board examination. You are generally pressured into taking these preparatory classes, which are separate from your actual schooling and are geared for you being able to understand how to beat the exam. The test isn't about your full comprehension of your profession so much as it is about trying to make you fail out. There are a lot of 'select all that apply' questions not pertinent to what actually happens in real life. If you fail the examination you have to pay almost $200-$300 before you can take it again. Thankfully I passed it on the first go, but many who just suck at taking timed examinations end up paying an additional $1000 before they finally pass it. A couple of people that I know were never able to pass it. That is an entire college education down the drain because the State Board said they missed it by a couple of questions each time, without any indication of how competent they would be in real life. With all that money people pay to retake each examination there is an actual incentive for the State Board to fail you. Every two years I have to renew my license, which interesting enough seems to be getting more and more expensive. When I first started it was around $40 or $60, I think it is pushing closer to $90 now. What do I get for that fee? A sanction to work. The trade guilds never died.

Anonymous 08/09/17 (Wed) 12:56:10 No.63564

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>>63563

Our teachers waited all the way till year four to tell us that even though we're graduating we won't be allowed to practice if your grade average is below B.

Anonymous 08/09/17 (Wed) 13:28:47 No.63566

>>63564

> if your grade average is below B.

Holy shit that is wrong! So what happens for those that graduate below a B and cannot practice? Do they have to go back and repeat certain classes to boost their GPA even though they graduated?

Anonymous 08/09/17 (Wed) 13:39:02 No.63567

>>63566

You go back and repeat. You can't take a single exam to raise it.