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> [size=large]Stephan,
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> “To qualify as a profession there must be a mental component to what you do.”
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> I can’t imagine a trade that doesn’t require thought.
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> DaveOK, now answer to the rest of my comment such as that the body of knowledge must be vast, there must be a theoretical base that informs the practical knowledge, and that the body of knowledge much more likely than not, will be entrusted to colleges and universities.
Stephen
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Stephan,
“Excluding the unqualified” should be the job of the purchaser of said service.
If you need to feel better by calling it “protecting the public,” then you have a pretty low opinion of the decision-making capabilities of your fellow humans. Would you go to a bad doctor just because he has a current license?
If “the public” can’t decide whether to malign just the practicioner or his entire profession, maybe both deserve to be maligned. Most people can judge the worth of a carpenter without linking their judgement to carpentry.
Dave
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Stephan,
“the body of knowledge must be vast”
Since that applies also to a good tradesman, I can’t see it as a distinction between profession and trade.
“theoretical base” = Selling Knowledge
“practical knowledge” = Selling Skill“the body of knowledge … entrusted to colleges and universities.”
OK, you’ve got a point. Where we receive our training might be a distinction. However I know several PLS’s that have no college degree. (Yes, I know it’s a requirement nowadays.)
Dave
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