I think part of the problem is that there is no middle ground between “Allow any idiot to do thing” and “long and difficult to get professional certification”.
How about a 1 day, free or cheap, hair cutting certification course. It doesn’t talk about style or anything at all. It’s just a check to make sure that hairdressers have a passing familiarity with hygiene 101 and other basic safety measures.
Of course, if there is only a single certification system, then the rent seeking will ratchet up the test difficulty.
How about having several different organizations, and you only need one of the licenses. So if AliceLicenses are too hard to get, everyone goes and gets BobLicenses instead. And the regulators only care that you have some license. (With the threat of revoking license granting power if licenses are handed to total muppets too often)
Related, I have a vague understanding on how product safety certification works in EU, and there are multiple private companies doing the certification in every state.
I think part of the problem is that there is no middle ground between “Allow any idiot to do thing” and “long and difficult to get professional certification”.
How about a 1 day, free or cheap, hair cutting certification course. It doesn’t talk about style or anything at all. It’s just a check to make sure that hairdressers have a passing familiarity with hygiene 101 and other basic safety measures.
Of course, if there is only a single certification system, then the rent seeking will ratchet up the test difficulty.
How about having several different organizations, and you only need one of the licenses. So if AliceLicenses are too hard to get, everyone goes and gets BobLicenses instead. And the regulators only care that you have some license. (With the threat of revoking license granting power if licenses are handed to total muppets too often)
Related, I have a vague understanding on how product safety certification works in EU, and there are multiple private companies doing the certification in every state.