The Florida Building Code costs about $3000 and is updated every three years
this reminds me of the minimum wage....it serves only as an artificial barrier to entry
as every professional knows, after three to five years in the workplace...it’s what’s on your resume/in your head of substance...and the education component drops to the bottom.
telling, isn’t it?
Worthless Colleges with exorbitant fees have to justify themselves and push these degrees. People who bought them naturally want to have the advantage the paid for and push them too.
When there is a glut of people available to hire, companies can demand higher credentials for entry level work.
And... part of this may be a way of justifying H1B visa holders. I need someone with an advanced degree who speaks three Indian dialects... dang, can’t find anyone in Des Moines, I’ll have to bring in a foreign worker. For a job they could have trained for internally, or a job they could have filled locally if they offered a slightly increased salary.
My employers used to craft job ads that were intended to prove there weren’t any local people to fill the slot.
I’ve been told that I can’t advance in my job because I don’t have a PhD.
I have four BS degrees (Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science) and an associate degree in rubber technology, plus more than 200 patents and I’ve authored a physics textbook used in several universities. I also have 45 years of experience.
Credential inflation is real and is used by employers to the disadvantage of the employee.
Company pride — “We hire only degreed staffers.”
The Education Jobs Complex — “Kid, you NEED a degree in today’s world!”
Family pride — “She’s the first Jones woman to get a university degree! We’re so proud!”
Student escape, pride and greed — “I’m gonna get the h*** outa here, party hardy and then get a big money job! Oh yeah!”
Easy loans.
It is so they can bring in H1Bs who have 50 years exp on 2 year old technology and have passed the tests.