20th October 2005, 01:02 PM
Sounds good. I still find it a bit laughable that as a profession, signing up to and practising within standards and guidelines is totally optional. Units and individuals who operate outside of cross-industry standards can continue to do so with impunity.Even those who transgress after signing up-at most will receive nothing more than a cosy chat over tea and biccies.Going to stick my neck on the block here....
Is`nt it high time that some sort of charter mark (similar to RAO but with real teeth) became a basic requirement for those operating in the industry. I would very much like to see the IFA become a bench mark Institute where membership for managerial staff as a minimum was not an optional extra. I would like to see standards adopted industry wide as a basic minimum requirement in the tendering process. This of course implies that standards would need to be policed effectively.
Is`nt it high time that some sort of charter mark (similar to RAO but with real teeth) became a basic requirement for those operating in the industry. I would very much like to see the IFA become a bench mark Institute where membership for managerial staff as a minimum was not an optional extra. I would like to see standards adopted industry wide as a basic minimum requirement in the tendering process. This of course implies that standards would need to be policed effectively.