Originally Posted By Wildjones


Good luck with that. Competent is subjective. What is compentent to one person could be incompetent to another. You need something objecttive to measure against.


Agreed, which is why ASE, for all it's issues, is about the only nationwide certification setup that'll be relevant. A judge isn't interested in anecdotal "I am competent, no you're not" arguments. All that will matter is that some third party "recognized" authority says you are, and for all intents and purposes that is ASE.

They say there are no such thing as a stupid question.
They say there is always the exception that proves the rule.
Don't be the exception.