18th April 2007, 12:21 PM
Not entirely striclty true. Most professions do not have required "standards" for entry in the sense used on these forums; they usually have academic standards (more of a level really), and sometimes practical experience has to be demonstrated. However, im many cases anyone can practise in that "profession" - you simply cannot call yourself an architect, doctor etc. as they are protected titles. I believe that "engineer" is not a protected title, which is why they sometimes expressly call themselves Chartered Engineers (and of course there are many sorts of engineer).
There is not alweays a progression either. An architect is an architect is an architect. You do your 7 years, sit your Part 3 and attend an interview and if successful can call yourself an architect. Clearly most of these have a total of 2 years working experience, one of which is at a very junior level (year out after degree), and are more or less equivalent to PIFA I suppose. No-one in their right mind would give them a large project to do on their own. Nevertheless they are entitled to use the title Architect.
Obviously it varies between professions, this is just one example. And none of it has much to do wages levels.
We owe the dead nothing but the truth.
There is not alweays a progression either. An architect is an architect is an architect. You do your 7 years, sit your Part 3 and attend an interview and if successful can call yourself an architect. Clearly most of these have a total of 2 years working experience, one of which is at a very junior level (year out after degree), and are more or less equivalent to PIFA I suppose. No-one in their right mind would give them a large project to do on their own. Nevertheless they are entitled to use the title Architect.
Obviously it varies between professions, this is just one example. And none of it has much to do wages levels.
We owe the dead nothing but the truth.