Thanks! I’m not totally clear on what curate means in this context but am definitely amenable to editing for clarity!
Those are very valid criticisms. Before posting I felt there were two major shortcomings. 1) It’s argumentative (vs scout mindset), and 2) the claims aren’t well verified. Taking a different approach with 1) felt disingenuous, but 2) remains problematic.
I’m not aware of any quality empirical work directly focusing on the shortcomings of this workforce. I think this is partly due to a significant disconnect between people working in public health and people working in the industry. So when public health people encounter this argument they say something like “yes we’ll need more training for technicians” which isn’t really the claim I’m making (an important person from a PH thinktank actually just did this in response to this post lol). I’ll try to better corroborate the claims or come up with more readily documented ones. Ultimately I think we’ll still be left with something tantamount to a firehouse of anecdotes, which readers will have to decide whether or not to take at face value.
I can definitely better explain Manual J. I’ll also give some thought to illustrating the school building manager point more effectively.
Feel free to edit the headings however you see fit. I’ll look for that feature if I make any future posts.
Is it OK if I share the original draft with you? Thanks!
My libertarian-ish/yimby sensibilities don’t love it. It also seems to already be a feature of many US states—eg I hold a NJ master HVAC license—and I don’t see it as have much benefit thus far.
Thanks! I’m not totally clear on what curate means in this context but am definitely amenable to editing for clarity!
Those are very valid criticisms. Before posting I felt there were two major shortcomings. 1) It’s argumentative (vs scout mindset), and 2) the claims aren’t well verified. Taking a different approach with 1) felt disingenuous, but 2) remains problematic.
I’m not aware of any quality empirical work directly focusing on the shortcomings of this workforce. I think this is partly due to a significant disconnect between people working in public health and people working in the industry. So when public health people encounter this argument they say something like “yes we’ll need more training for technicians” which isn’t really the claim I’m making (an important person from a PH thinktank actually just did this in response to this post lol). I’ll try to better corroborate the claims or come up with more readily documented ones. Ultimately I think we’ll still be left with something tantamount to a firehouse of anecdotes, which readers will have to decide whether or not to take at face value.
I can definitely better explain Manual J. I’ll also give some thought to illustrating the school building manager point more effectively.
Feel free to edit the headings however you see fit. I’ll look for that feature if I make any future posts.
Is it OK if I share the original draft with you? Thanks!
Would objective licensing standards help? Training itself can be BS’d but maybe a test run by the state is harder to rig.
My libertarian-ish/yimby sensibilities don’t love it. It also seems to already be a feature of many US states—eg I hold a NJ master HVAC license—and I don’t see it as have much benefit thus far.