Greetings - long time reader, but have never posted.
I was recently having a discussion with one of my reps about titles opticians use. We were discussing a former colleage of mine whom graduated from Ferris State University's 2 year associates program in opticianry (before the program was laid to rest).
Although he is quite skilled as an optician, he has never taken the ABOC which in the state of Michigan is in my mind the only determining factor of real skill (and not much of one if you ask me). I know people with 4 year degrees from a variety of colleges and quite honestly, a 4 year degree does not a skilled person make. So I would argue his two years associates degree alone is not a real determining factor in his ability to be called a Master Optician.
So I ask all of you, does the aforementioned optician have the right to call himself a "Certified Master Optician"? As I said, I won't argue his skills or his background, but what gives any optician the right to put that word 'Master' in from of their title? Is it years of experience, background, education, training....or is it just a b@llsy thing to do that no one will/could call him on?
-Craig
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