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Why do we need this Act? The need of this Act is to achieve the following objectives:
Enhance the value of the profession as it will require registered members to possess minimum levels of qualification/experience;
The industry already screens out candidates through both their qualifications and ability using a rigorous interview process. People without an IT certification demonstrate their ability through their projects and output. This law just creates another layer of worthless overhead for everyone.
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Raise professional standards by developing and maintaining a code of conduct for computing professionals;
Companies already have a code of conduct. Freelancers who show poor work ethics lose out on work. People who cheat are prosecuted using the criminal code. How does this bill ensure that IT people become more professional?
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Review qualifications offered by other bodies in order to serve as a guide and reference when gauging which certifications are valid and relevant;
Degrees in Malaysia and other countries are subject to each country's education bodies. People in the industry know what they are looking for when they hire. Certifications don't mean anything if the candidate flunks the interview. Why is it necessary for the government to decide what certifications for IT are valid and relevant for a largely self-governing industry?
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Provide some level of assurance of the quality of computing professionals to employers who hire those who are registered by BCPM;
How does the bill provide this assurance? Will they interview all the computing professionals to make sure they are capable? Or will they just audit the certificates they have? If they are just auditing the certificates, what value is added compared to companies auditing the certificates themselves? If they are interviewing, who will be conducting the interviews and how can we be assured of the quality of the interviewers and how will they know the specific needs of each company?
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Enhance the supply of ICT manpower in the country and help the nation achieve the goals of the New Economic Model in becoming a productive high-income nation; and
Does this even make sense? A bill attempting to limit the IT professionals through their education background will enhance the supply of ICT manpower?
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Serve as a central repository of all computing professionals and practitioners in the country.
It can serve as a repository, but what does the government want to do with such a repository? Is it imagined that companies that want to hire will be able to look through the resumes and qualifications? That role seems to be already occupied and provided by websites like jobstreet, monster, etc. The question, really, is why?