... but the PEO are just a private company (=club) who demand fees to be a member - why should they tell Microsoft how to designate hard earned IT qualifications? I guess they would be quite happy if MCSE's had to pay the PEO a fee! It strikes me that the protection of the term 'engineer' is largely about money. Peter Moreton MCSE (oops!) > -----Original Message----- > From: pic microcontroller discussion list > [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU] On Behalf Of Dave Lag > Sent: 21 June 2004 21:49 > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > Subject: Re: [EE:] Typical Embedded work requirments (Was: > Looking for wor k) > > > At 03:59 PM 6/21/04, you wrote: > hmmm > good luck with that lawsuit against microsoft ;) > > >..... > >The enforcement information for Ontario is here: > >http://www.peo.on.ca/enforcement/callmeengineer.htm > > > >The US national version is www.nspe.org again, you can feel > free to look it > >up. > > > >Jason > > > > > > > >From: "Michael Rigby-Jones" > >Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 2:59 AM > > > > > > > You are comparing apples and oranges. "Engineer" is > simply a job title, > >one > > > that is given to you when you are employed in an > engineering position. My > > > contract states that I am a "senior software engineer", > yet I do not hold > >a > > > degree in software engineering. > > > > > > The law does not state that you require an appropriate > qualification to > > > become an engineer. You do however, need an appropriate > qualification to > > > become a doctor. Sounds like your councillor was full of > something > >smelly. > > > >-- > >http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics > >(like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics > (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics