"harry" wrote in message
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On Dec 12, 6:59 pm, John Williamson
wrote:
tony sayer wrote:
In article , John Williamson
scribeth thus
Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:48:20 +0000, tony sayer wrote:
Surely degrees don't go out of date .. do they?...
In the sense that the knowledge base of any subject changes as new
discoveries are made and old theories disproved, yes they do "go out
of
date".

IME all qualifications go "out of date", which is why, if you're
sensible, you keep up to date in your chosen field either by formal
education or just reading the specialist press.

Even as a driver, I need to learn a number of new rules each year as
they make new laws.

Yeabut you don't "loose" the qualification as such do you?..

In the case of the latest new rule, yes I do *lose* it. They have
introduced a "Certificate of professional competence" which has to be
renewed by taking a total of 35 hours "relevant" training in a five year
period. The first five year period for coach and bus drivers starts in
September 2013, if you've not done the 35 hours by then, you're out on
your ear. If you don't renew by the same date in 2018, same thing. Lorry
drivers have until 2014 and 2019 respectively. New drivers have had to
take this before they get their licence for a year or two now.

Pilots have similar rules.

I've also noticed that if you're looking for a job that requires a
degree, then you're less likely to be considered the older your degree
is. The "alphabet soup" in the advert charges, and if you don't have the
right blend, your CV doesn't even get looked at.

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Tciao for Now!

John.

I think there's a lot of beaurocrats out there makes a good living out
of inventing rules to cover non existent problems.
Especially in the EU.


Wot, like global warming ... d ;-)

Arfa