27th November 2008, 03:09 PM
I attended an IFA meeting recently and it was pointed out by someone in the know that chartered status isn't a panacea and that anyone can work as an architect, engineer or geologist.
All chartered status does, in the same way as ISO, RAO etc, is assure a client that an individual (or company) complies with the required criteria and that they have made a committment to update their skills to maintain their compliance with the criteria.
Unfortunately, chartered status would only become truly meaningful over time as clients begin to appreciate that they get better value for money from appropriately qualified individuals and companies.
I have to say I think that the next twelve months are going to be extremely painful for the profession with many job losses and a number of smaller companies going to the wall.
As a profession we have been almost totally financially and organisationally dysfunctional during the good years and I don't think that things will get any better as contractors grasp at an ever decreasing pool of work during the next six to twelve months. We should all hope to high heaven it's not longer.
Apologies for this extremely bleak assessement (and I hope that I am proved absolutely wrong) but I don't see the cavalry coming. Time to tighten our belts and hang on for all we are worth.
Happiness depends on ourselves.
All chartered status does, in the same way as ISO, RAO etc, is assure a client that an individual (or company) complies with the required criteria and that they have made a committment to update their skills to maintain their compliance with the criteria.
Unfortunately, chartered status would only become truly meaningful over time as clients begin to appreciate that they get better value for money from appropriately qualified individuals and companies.
I have to say I think that the next twelve months are going to be extremely painful for the profession with many job losses and a number of smaller companies going to the wall.
As a profession we have been almost totally financially and organisationally dysfunctional during the good years and I don't think that things will get any better as contractors grasp at an ever decreasing pool of work during the next six to twelve months. We should all hope to high heaven it's not longer.
Apologies for this extremely bleak assessement (and I hope that I am proved absolutely wrong) but I don't see the cavalry coming. Time to tighten our belts and hang on for all we are worth.
Happiness depends on ourselves.