Gold certification just means the mechanic is good ..well .. ish .. he was good ( ish ) before they brought in this bronze silver gold rubbish .. now he has a bit of paper to prove it .. sigh
I passed my bronze .. service manager came out with the certificate .. i threw it in the bin .. he was horrified ..
I explained i do my job .. the same job every day and i had to take a test to be able to continue that .
I passed my silver .. manager came out with certificate but asked me if i was going to keep it .. i opened the bin lid .. he kept the certificate .
I left before i was able to take my gold ...
I was the same qualified mechanic before i took my bronze as i am today .. its a bit of paper that actually tells you nothing about the mechanic .. only that he can read and pass a test about QUESTIONS .. not ablility !!
Sorry .. its a bone of contention with me that i was actually told i couldn't diagnose cars (which is what i do ) unless i passed these stupid tests .. nothing to do with the fact i had at that point already been doing it for 5 years .
EDIT ..
Just to put it into context .. a Porsche apprentise when he qualifys after 3 years is rated as a silver technician .. the same as me ..
Ive been a mechanic for 36 years .. 14 on Porsche .. hes the same as me .. er .. yeah .. right , of course he is .
I passed my bronze .. service manager came out with the certificate .. i threw it in the bin .. he was horrified ..
I explained i do my job .. the same job every day and i had to take a test to be able to continue that .
I passed my silver .. manager came out with certificate but asked me if i was going to keep it .. i opened the bin lid .. he kept the certificate .
I left before i was able to take my gold ...
I was the same qualified mechanic before i took my bronze as i am today .. its a bit of paper that actually tells you nothing about the mechanic .. only that he can read and pass a test about QUESTIONS .. not ablility !!
Sorry .. its a bone of contention with me that i was actually told i couldn't diagnose cars (which is what i do ) unless i passed these stupid tests .. nothing to do with the fact i had at that point already been doing it for 5 years .
EDIT ..
Just to put it into context .. a Porsche apprentise when he qualifys after 3 years is rated as a silver technician .. the same as me ..
Ive been a mechanic for 36 years .. 14 on Porsche .. hes the same as me .. er .. yeah .. right , of course he is .