daestrom said:
Or, his statement, 'we cannot cope with the work' could mean he simply has
more orders coming in than he can fill. That's the way I read it. He can't
'cope' because he has more people wanting his services than he can supply.
Not inefficient, just so darn good they're 'beating down his door'.
Then again it may just be that he spends so much time fixing his stuff
ups that he can't cope with new work.
Aren't "what if games" fun?
Now Landlines little back handed jibe at my knowledge of the industry
got a response that he can't answer.
Do I know about the industry?
Yes, and far too much to put up with being nice to people who just
disappear for a while when they stick their foot in their mouths in the
hopes that when they resurface again no one will remember that they
failed to answer a simple question.
Some of the notable;
Two days autonomy.
Bilge pumps for continuous use.
And if *your* assumption is wrong (maybe he isn't acredited under BCSE),
then your question is ridiculous.
Maybe he could just answer for himself.
Are you sure he's even in the same country as you? Given some of his
spelling/grammer errors, English may not even be his primary language. Why
do you *assume* he must be acredited by the Australian Business Council of
Sustainable Energy?
A short lesson in OZ renewable energy.
Many years ago a group of hopefuls started an association in solar
energy. As the years went by they managed to talk their association into
a semi government position. This has now become the Business Council of
Sustainable Energy. In effect the BCSE is the governing body for
renewable energy industry in Australia.
Some years ago when this body was still SEIAA it was decided that all
installers and designers should have to renew their accreditation every
two years, for a fee.
At around the same time SEIAA also spent several thousand dollars to
write the "Underpinning Skills and Knowledge for Accreditation
Endorsements". This document is in fact the competency standards for the
industry.
Now, to renew your accreditation (which allows you to do work that for a
rebate) you must amass a certain number of points from a list.
You get points for a documented system - (Well, you can send them
anything you want as no one checks on the truth of your report.
You can get points for attending the industry conference (one attendee
described the conference thus - "A bloody good piss up, can't remember a
thing that was said"
You can get points for doing industry approved courses - If you can find
one running in your area that doesn't require you to stop working for
several months.
You also get points for things like; subscribing to certain magazines or
attending tea and biscuits product launches.
The only thing that you can't get points for is an actual assessment of
your actual skills based on the industries actual "Underpinning Skills
and Knowledge for Accreditation Endorsements" which are not mentioned at
all in connection with re-accreditation.
In fact, based on my inquiries, there are not more than a handful of
people who even know that the industry has a set of competency standards.
And for the record, I refused to renew my accreditation based on what
can only be seen as a "Cash for Accreditation Scheme".
