Thanks for your comments Robert, you may note from my previous post that I am in the process of registring as a Clinical Scientist. I agree it will help with the AfC process, I was merely pointing out the ways round the state registration issue as Graham was painting a picture of people putting themselves out of a job without the required bit of paper.
I like you am seeking SRCS because it will benefit not only my AfC chances but also my career prospects as this seems to be a requirement for C grade appointments. It is also seen as a requirement when going down the MIPEM/CEng route.
Re nursing, my wife was a sister and left the profession a few years ago due to the fact that degree qualified nurses feel it was beneath them to do basic nursing duties. She can count stories where she has asked a student or recently qualified D Grade to change a bed or empty a urinal only to be told I didn't do a degree to do THAT sort of thing. So yes the profession has raised its profile but at the expense of basic patient care.
In the end she gave up battling with the new breed of nurses, it's not very nice being looked at by a D Grade who has 0 years experience with the I'm better than you because I have done a degree attitude. However this was only the minority but as you can imagine it can get very tiresome fighting those sort of attitudes. And the ironic thing was that my wife did a nursing degree to keep up with the times.
Do we really want to learn from them?
