ENGR 201 Study Guide - Final Guide: Disciplinary Council, Professional Code Of Quebec, Salary
12 Feb 2018
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The word profession has a religious origin. In medieval europe, this term broadened to members of religious order or secular guilds (blacksmiths, cloth makers, etc. ) A guild is an organization created to maintain the rights and privileges of its members. There were two types of guilds, merchant guilds to protect traders, and craft guilds which were associations of people in the same profession. Associations were given their power from kings and clergy. Guilds regulated quality and the market, and provided services to its members. Professionals are white collared, do salaried technical or administrative work. Blue collared workers sell their manual labor for an hourly wage. A professional has special knowledge, a formalized education and is a member of a professional order. A professional system is one that provides formal rules for the actions of professionals. The professional society grants membership and if these rules are broken, membership can be taken away. The professional system is supervised by the government.
