Some of you may be old enough to recognize that what I'm about to say had real, tangible value on an optician's CV, and which would assurre a prospective employer that the job candidate in front of you had the right training, and that their skill set would represent exposure and experience at the highest levels of our craft back then:

"I've worked for Lugene's Opticians for many years."

Nothing today, no schooling or education, has the same resonance.

THAT is what we need going forward to ensure that employess make a reasonable wage. THAT should be our goal. Education is definitely part of the recipe, but not the whole.

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