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Comment by nibbleshifter | Hacker News Reader

> No one cares about accreditation anyway.

Outside of HN and the SV bubble, accreditation really matters.

Not in trades. These students will graduate with years of experience, taking the website explanation at face value. There isn't something akin to ABET, or even FE/PE exams for these skills, but if they can count their work experience while in school here, they can become licensed tradesmen in states with work and apprenticeship requirements.

Accreditation might matter for student loans, immigration, etc.

It becomes a massive issue in trades if you want to migrate to another country.

Some countries are very stringent about accredited qualifications for certain trades.

Back when I was a manual laborer, if you could pick up a hammer and hit the nail every time - or mixup a good batch of mud - or drive a skidder of logs to the landing - that was the interview and accreditation.

College enabled me to talk fancier during that time.

You don't need trade school for hitting nail with hammer nor for digging holes. You don't need previous experience either.

For those kind of jobs this is complete waste of money.

I’m hiring for a Flutter and BLE job right now. Couldn’t possibly care less about accreditation and far from an HN-typical.

We’re out there. Really doesn’t matter on the specific job, all I care is, can you do it, and will you be a distraction?

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