When I first started posting on AZ, I asked the question what does "Factory Certified" mean. All the answers were pretty much what I expected, no real technician has any real respect for the so called title. Now for my real reason for asking that question. I feel that this industry needs some kind of serious organization brought to it. I also strongly believe that ALL billiards technicians should have some sort of accredited title...but, I don't believe it should come from ANY manufacture...under any circumstances!
I believe that "WE" as billiards technicians should be the ones to police OUR own industry, by creating some kind of national standard in which we all can be proud of and have some kind of control over. Why we haven't all gotten together a long time ago is beyond my understanding.
I don't know how to go about it, but I think there needs to be some sort of board of billiards technicians that can be put together to share their knowledge and establish some sort of national way of setting up, recovering, or repairing pool tables in this industry, in such a way that tables on the east coast are worked on in the same way as on the west coast, and everywhere in between. I feel that there should be some sort of national skill level test to get a certification from the board of technicians in order for someone to call them certified, and that the skills needed to be called a "Billiards Technician" should go way beyond what it takes to be "Factory Certified". I feel that in order for a billiards technician to get certified, they should be able to work on "ALL" tables built, regardless of the manufacture.
I feel that there should be a national toll free number to call for anyone looking to have a table installed, recovered, or repaired in their area, and that the caller knows that the person that's going to do the work...is going to know what to do, and do it right...because that person has been "certified" as a technician...by a board of "Master Billiards Technicians" who approved that technicians credentials. Who wouldn't like to see something like this take place...the manufactures, home owners, room owners, bar owners?
Am I dreaming here or what...let me hear it, I'd really like to know.
Glen
I believe that "WE" as billiards technicians should be the ones to police OUR own industry, by creating some kind of national standard in which we all can be proud of and have some kind of control over. Why we haven't all gotten together a long time ago is beyond my understanding.
I don't know how to go about it, but I think there needs to be some sort of board of billiards technicians that can be put together to share their knowledge and establish some sort of national way of setting up, recovering, or repairing pool tables in this industry, in such a way that tables on the east coast are worked on in the same way as on the west coast, and everywhere in between. I feel that there should be some sort of national skill level test to get a certification from the board of technicians in order for someone to call them certified, and that the skills needed to be called a "Billiards Technician" should go way beyond what it takes to be "Factory Certified". I feel that in order for a billiards technician to get certified, they should be able to work on "ALL" tables built, regardless of the manufacture.
I feel that there should be a national toll free number to call for anyone looking to have a table installed, recovered, or repaired in their area, and that the caller knows that the person that's going to do the work...is going to know what to do, and do it right...because that person has been "certified" as a technician...by a board of "Master Billiards Technicians" who approved that technicians credentials. Who wouldn't like to see something like this take place...the manufactures, home owners, room owners, bar owners?
Am I dreaming here or what...let me hear it, I'd really like to know.
Glen