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The mandatory 52 hours spent logged into the course requirement hearkens back to this recent discussion on occupational licensing: https://news.ycombinator.com/
by fennecfoxen 11y ago
The mandatory 52 hours spent logged into the course requirement hearkens back to this recent discussion on occupational licensing: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11054527 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11054527
- taurath 11y agoIts the same kind of restriction that would tie programmer pay to lines of code written. I understand it though to some extent - its more of a "cheating prevention" program, but I'll bet a very very very high percentage of test takers would find it a very large waste of time.
- maxerickson 11y agoHowever arbitrary or dumb it might be, it's still a rather low bar. edit: which I think might not sound how I intend it. I meant to get at it not requiring a great deal of investment of time or other resources to become an insurance broker.
- lmm 11y agoIt shows a real lack of faith in the exam, I think. If the exam is testing the requirements of being an insurance broker correctly, why have an "x hours of training" requirement as well?
- maxerickson 11y agoThe interesting discussion from the occupational licensing story was whether a given licensing requirement creates an undue barrier to people that want to pursue the career. That's what I was getting at, regardless of how terrible this hours requirement might be, it doesn't create much of a barrier to people that want to become insurance brokers. It's little more than an inconvenience. (There's an argument to be made that an inane hours requirement is unfair to people that must work long hours to support themselves, but in this case it was the company urging paid employees to spend their time otherwise)