<div dir="ltr">Apprentices don't need to know anything. THat's why they are in training. And if they get it wrong, it's the fault of the teacher, not the student.<div>Many of you are missing my point, thankfully Richard Ratico was able to clarify the situation. This is not about whether young people are good workers, it is about the use and abuse of the term "apprentice". America is too young to have a history in the guilds, but in Europe, the apprentice system is an historic arrangement. In London, the Guild Hall is a venerable building dedicated to the crafts. There is a lot of history there, and to demean it by confusing apprentices with cheap labour is not the right way to get validation for a young industry. If solar is to rank with Electricians and Plumbers, it has to recognize the value of a standardized education and to adopt real standards. You cannot let just any yobo call themselves a solar installer and expect to have any credibility. </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 11:55 AM, Larry <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:larry@starlightsolar.com" target="_blank">larry@starlightsolar.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Or...<br>
know the difference between an amp and an amp-hour or a Watt and a
Watt-hour? <br>
Or can they explain what is wrong with someone saying "amps per
hour"?<br>
Can they explain what is wrong with this PV solar install?<br>
<img src="cid:part1.03040701.01010102@starlightsolar.com" alt=""><br>
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Ray, I hope you find a student that will appreciate the wisdom of a
graybeard.<br>
<pre cols="72">Larry Crutcher
Starlight Solar Power Systems
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<a href="mailto:boB@midnitesolar.com" target="_blank">boB@midnitesolar.com</a> wrote:<br>
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May I please add....<br>
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1) Must know the difference between AC and DC.<br>
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2) Must be able to identify what each prong is when shown an AC
plug.<br>
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boB<br>
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