I agree actually - a piece of paper does not necessarily mean you are good at your job but I will say I do have to meet some obligations before even putting pen to paper such as conforming to a strict code of conduct for ARB and RIBA, continuining 30 hours of CPD training every year to keep me up to date with new products health and safety etc... not to mention carrying PI insurance.
I would hope this helps give clients *some* reassurance because they at least have quite a bit of leverage if things go pear shaped because I could get struck off and clients recompensed my via PI! A draftperson can say 'Oh well, I only drew up what you asked me to' and there's not alot you can do about it if they missed a whole lot of stuff off. Plus, what do you do if the roof leaks because of their design? They don't necessarily have insurance so that will be one tab for the client to pick up.
(btw I can also be chippy - I have met some technicians who couldn't detail a nail in a plank but I don't go around calling them Bozos because I generally respect the ones I have worked with )
I would hope this helps give clients *some* reassurance because they at least have quite a bit of leverage if things go pear shaped because I could get struck off and clients recompensed my via PI! A draftperson can say 'Oh well, I only drew up what you asked me to' and there's not alot you can do about it if they missed a whole lot of stuff off. Plus, what do you do if the roof leaks because of their design? They don't necessarily have insurance so that will be one tab for the client to pick up.
(btw I can also be chippy - I have met some technicians who couldn't detail a nail in a plank but I don't go around calling them Bozos because I generally respect the ones I have worked with )