14th March 2007, 02:03 PM
Posted by Troll:
1 - The IFA have created the only standards we have, they promote them, and they insist that their members and RAOs comply with them. They also continue to develop new ones.
2 - The IFA are not the authors of the White Paper, so don't blame them for its content.
Finally, what has rail privatisation got to do with the topic in hand?
1man1desk
to let, fully furnished
Quote:quote:What I don`t understand and-will not accept, is that the IFA have not pushed the issue of optional standards one inch forwards in all the years of their existence.The White paper process should have been the optimal environment in which to broach this issue and yet, as anyone can see through even the briefest of readings of the document, no-one really gives a monkies ... why don`t the IFA see professional standards as an important cornerstone to what we do and, an obvious catalyst to our industries overdue evolution to a modern, responsible profession?Two points in response to that:
1 - The IFA have created the only standards we have, they promote them, and they insist that their members and RAOs comply with them. They also continue to develop new ones.
2 - The IFA are not the authors of the White Paper, so don't blame them for its content.
Finally, what has rail privatisation got to do with the topic in hand?
1man1desk
to let, fully furnished