How many times per year does the 'Let's bash the NCCA' topic come up?
Strangely enough though when a national incident occurs (insert rogue name) everyone suddenly expects the NCCA to spring to the
Haven't read the posts properly have you Neil,
The point I have made, had you have read it ,is that if the NCCA had got on the programme as they should have, then they could, as other organisations do, emphasised the point that any one considering using a carpet cleaner
should only do so if they are members of the NCCA , as they have an approved code of conduct.
As a non member this would not have included us, is this a bash at them for not doing so ? you bet, if I was a member I would feel let down ? yes massively, as you can tell and I'm not a member. The apathy shown by those that are as with the organisation its self highlights all whats wrong with it and why it struggles for members.
The fact is Neil, the NCCA put themselves out there as the regulatory body that represents carpet cleaners and encourages all of us to join, as a consequence they have to expect criticism from time to time when their actions , or lack of it in this case, fall below what
their members and prospective members would expect. If I was a member I would have been on to them immediately expecting an explanation as to why they had no representation on the programme or even a statement or
any mention that a regulatory body even exists. There is no excuse because as Joe has already pointed out they had been contacted
months before hand, so
at least the BBC knew of their existence even if 98% of the population dont.
What did the NCCA do according to Joe? Send them a copy of the Code of Conduct, :
which once again had no mention. How embarrassing, I bet the producers thought, well they can't be that bothered about Bait & Switch,so we won't bother them again.
This is such an important issue any many of you would be considering joining the NCCA and parting with money for the privilege, I have made it clear that I believe there is a need for a regulatory body but it has to has teeth, do the NCCA even have a PR representative ? if so what do they do.
Would you as a member and a prospective member be prepared to pay
more as a fee if they were to appoint paid staff to work full time on your interests ? With the best will in the world in its current form the NCCA will never attract the membership it should or have the national presence it craves. as such these posts by people like me will crop up from time to time and rightly so, I am just surprised (or maybe not) that actual members were not more vocal in the disapproval at the NCCA given that Joe has revealed that they were fully aware that the programme and its contents were due to be broadcast.