Master Certified Techs

[dieselguy]

The Young's epic adventure with getting their RV looked at mentioned a subject that makes me chuckle every time ... Master Certified Techs. Ah yes ... you stand close to the service center at your RV dealer and look up at the wall where several wooden framed certifications with an 8 X 10 color glossy are in full view. Countless credentials of accomplished training and sometimes years of loyal service to the dealer is conveyed in fancy scrolled lettering. I too was impressed and was at ease once with a Master Certified Tech while my entry door was replaced due to sprung hinges. It was a nightmare ... using no backup material while using a crowbar, he pried the door with lots of sealer as applied at the factory away from the outer wall. He did get the door back on and working albeit a few stripped screws, but with 2-3 dozen tick marks in my high gloss finish all the way around the door. It was pretty pricey for my dealer to have the body work done to get it back to where I would hook up and bring it home. I know for a fact that many certifications at RV dealerships require no hands on showings of skill or written tests ... just that you were rostered and were a warm body during the presentation. It's the same at my place of work now days ... there are over 900 of us in maintenance and many times (not always) as long as we are rostered at a given class and are still breathing when it's over ... we're certified. We just don't get the plaques and 8 X 10 color glossys.