Re:Wouldn't Certification be Better?
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IT Unions?
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My understanding is the in the USA you do things differently thant he rest of the world: the rest of the world has apprenticship programs that lead to certification in a trade, but in the USA people join a union and the union claims all it's workers are "up to code".
Well there are several IT certification programs that don't require membership in any organization (A+, MCSE, CCNA, etc.). Most contracting firms will pay for their employees to get certified, so they may be supplanting those functions that you attribute to trade unions. Ensuring worker wellbeing is not their primary role, but they do have a stake in keeping employees happy since they only make money from their clients while their contractors are on the job.
Another application for the above product would be as a language translator for the tourist going abroad in other countries. The system would translate any foreign language into the wearer's native language and display it. Great way to learn the French language. =)
Yeah, but you'd end up talking like a babelfish translation. Or, of course, AYB.
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My understanding is the in the USA you do things differently thant he rest of the world: the rest of the world has apprenticship programs that lead to certification in a trade, but in the USA people join a union and the union claims all it's workers are "up to code".
Well there are several IT certification programs that don't require membership in any organization (A+, MCSE, CCNA, etc.). Most contracting firms will pay for their employees to get certified, so they may be supplanting those functions that you attribute to trade unions. Ensuring worker wellbeing is not their primary role, but they do have a stake in keeping employees happy since they only make money from their clients while their contractors are on the job.
Another application for the above product would be as a language translator for the tourist going abroad in other countries. The system would translate any foreign language into the wearer's native language and display it. Great way to learn the French language. =)
Yeah, but you'd end up talking like a babelfish translation. Or, of course, AYB.