Joe
How many smartly dressed, certificate carrying, individuals have you met in your life, at work, or elsewhere, who KNOW THE THEORY and have the paperwork to proe it, but range from moderately good to useless...........
I have worked with many and have met many more, in all walks of life.
For the past 30 years, people have been directed towards certification and given the impression that being in receipt of " diplomas " or " certificates " gives them the credibility they need and gives employers a sense of security " knowing they have been trained "
The reality is..............they have been given an INSIGHT into the business, mainly in classroom scenarios, but have NOT experienced learning in the REAL WORKING ENVIRONMENT and gained the benefit of working with experienced people in that environment.
So,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,the MODERN psuedo accademic finds themselves in a situation for which they are totally ill prepared and will attempt to put the THEORY into PRACTICE.
I met a man recently who works as a brickie, he was discussing a young man who joined their squad having completed a MODERN APPRENTiCESHIP type course,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,the young man was totally frustrating the others and after a week they had enough,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,seems they tell students at the training college to keep oiling their trowels to get optimum performance and the young man wasted so much time following the regime the squad performance was seriously compromsed
just an example
rob