05-03-2019, 07:42 AM
It seems the bunfight is not yet complete.
The WIA have sent a letter to members about the increase in fees for assessments along with other matters pertaining to the loss of conducting the assessments, ACMA requirements etc...
It starts off with..
WIA Information Update
4 March 2019
RE: WIA Position on outcomes of the Approach to Market for Examination Services.
The full letter to members is per the attached PDF :
https://www.wia.org.au/newsevents/news/2...190304.pdf
In previous posts ( https://www.ahrdf.net/forum/showthread.p...89#pid3189 posts #7 & #8 ), Chris VK4YE and I referred to profitability to the AMC using free-of-charge assessors and it has been reiterated in the Update document :
2. For profit vs Not for Profit
Many assessors have reached out in dismay at the fact that they are being caught in a “pincer move” where their voluntary efforts are being leveraged on a “for profit basis” by a third party organisation that is entirely unrelated to the hobby.
These assessors feel disdain at the thought of “giving their time for free while someone else profits with no hope of these profits being returned to the hobby” whilst at the same time a recognition that without their efforts the hobby will die.
The WIA board is of the view that preying on the good nature of the amateur community by organisations and individuals who are seeking commercial, personal and political outcomes is unconscionable and support those who for this reasons decide they cannot continue in the assessment process.
Like I started this post off, the bunfight continues.
The WIA have sent a letter to members about the increase in fees for assessments along with other matters pertaining to the loss of conducting the assessments, ACMA requirements etc...
It starts off with..
WIA Information Update
4 March 2019
RE: WIA Position on outcomes of the Approach to Market for Examination Services.
The full letter to members is per the attached PDF :
https://www.wia.org.au/newsevents/news/2...190304.pdf
In previous posts ( https://www.ahrdf.net/forum/showthread.p...89#pid3189 posts #7 & #8 ), Chris VK4YE and I referred to profitability to the AMC using free-of-charge assessors and it has been reiterated in the Update document :
2. For profit vs Not for Profit
Many assessors have reached out in dismay at the fact that they are being caught in a “pincer move” where their voluntary efforts are being leveraged on a “for profit basis” by a third party organisation that is entirely unrelated to the hobby.
These assessors feel disdain at the thought of “giving their time for free while someone else profits with no hope of these profits being returned to the hobby” whilst at the same time a recognition that without their efforts the hobby will die.
The WIA board is of the view that preying on the good nature of the amateur community by organisations and individuals who are seeking commercial, personal and political outcomes is unconscionable and support those who for this reasons decide they cannot continue in the assessment process.
Like I started this post off, the bunfight continues.
Doug VK4ADC @ QG62LG51
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This Forum is only going to be as interesting as the posts it contains.
If you have a comment or question, post it as it may trigger or answer the query in someone else's mind.