By the way, I notice your use of the word "prove". Does the modern (degreed) technician
prove his worth every day, then? Or (as I suspect) would an outside observer be hard put to distinguish between the performance of the Journeyman and the Graduate?
Alas Geoff a lot can talk the talk but just can't walk the walk, except for a trial period how else can you tell between the journeyman and graduate who can actually do the job and the BS'er than what they can put down on their CV's?
Although this is where ageism does raise it's head, why shouldn't the graduate or journeyman be paid the same if their doing the same job? Steve you'll often find that the new older biomed is often either placed on a short training period that lasts a few years or placed with a mentor before their fully carrying out the role, but Geoff both won't reach the top of their bands for many years.
This is where any training scheme has to be customised to the individual to take into account their existing training and knowledge.
