I'ma little confused by what people are trying to say here.
The point of professional registration, as I see it, is to provide a peer reviewed accreditation of your qualifications and /or experience to work in the field in which you are/intend to be employed. This then gives your employer/consumer of your services the confidence that you are fully qualified/experienced to practice in that profession.
It also provides the whole industry with professional transparency. You wouldn't invite a non CORGI registered gas engineer to service your central heating boiler because if he gets it wrong, heaven forbid he might even kill you or a precious member of your family. Where do we differ in that?
AS far as I see it, the VRCT, and the HPC in turn are only trying to find suitable common ground upon which to formally regulate the EBME industry with the minimum of disruption to those that currently work therein. All this talk about secret agendas and the like seems to be a diversion from the main issue, professional registration has to happen if we are to develop and evolve as a credible profession.
Merry Christmas and a Successful New Year to you all from the Senior Service!
Richie (VRCT & IPEM registered!)
