Quote Originally Posted by Really Clark? View Post
That wasn’t really what he was arguing though. The individual can’t just declare himself a Professional and go do whatever. Even your example doesn’t hold up with a lot of professional careers. There are many that require that the individual met certain criteria to become a Professional. You can’t go 2 years of undergrad and declare yourself a Doctor, Lawyer, CPA, even engineers. He may be able to act like an engineer for a certain company and do well for what they need, but a lot of states require him to be licensed and with that license he has to have a degree to work in that state as an engineer. There are many legal oversights to becoming a professional in many many careers.
A test of skill is still liberty, not perfect but in the best interest of the profession and public. Like "show me that you understand mechanics, GAAP, thermodynamics, or structures".

What is not liberty is that you may not take the test unless you are 24-years-old, if the current people employed (the Guild) arbitrarily decide that only 8 people per year may pass, or if the currently employed (the Guild) want to tell private businesses who they may hire.