When I left the Netherlands many years ago, they certified EVERYBODY. Our milkman had to go to school for 4 years, so he could answer questions about the milkfat content of anyone of his products. (He also was expert on how to care for the big working dog, that helped him pull the milk cart).
Did that get us better milk ??? Did that get us the milk faster ??? Did that get us cheaper milk ???? You'all know the answer to those questions. The problem with "GOOD" compliance engineers is even more vexing. If your organization never have any compliance problems and never hears from the son/daughter of a gun, you've got yourself a VERY good one. That may not show as such in his/her personnel files. Create a compliance crisis twice a year to which you have the solution, and you'll be a hero. The answer to good management does not lie in training and education, although that will help. The answer lies in good managers, and they are born, not made. Same goes for CEOs and members of the Board. Don't try and pass on the reponsibility for picking the right person for the job, to some auditing agency. The good manager will pick the right personnel. The poor manager will rely on all sorts of aids to compensate for his/her incompetence and wind up with the duds. Now as we get to "good consultants" some feel there is a contradiction in terms here, but once again, they, like suckers, are born, not made. Ciao, Vic Boersma
