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Yes exactly that. The problem is that anyone can stitch a leg back on. We need people who can stitch the leg back on and the patient not die 3 months later or the leg fall off again.

If you look at other engineering disciplines there are formal structured approaches to education and testing leading to chartered engineers etc. We could really do with the same.

At the moment we have certifications which merely prove that the individual can pass an exam. I can routinely get near 100% on these sorts of test without knowing the subject or having any experience.



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