I meant no offense with my statements about hiring unregistered
techs to save money it was merely intended to illustrate where this
trend could lead.
    I feel very strongly that on the job training should be held off as
an ultimate last resort. We are after all dealing with peoples lives. I
would want the very best care for my own biopsies, and assume the same
for everyone else.
    It should also be said that a few of the best techs I have met  were
trained on the job. They eventually saw the usefulness of the
educational background and fulfilled this in time. But they agree they
received result oriented training, rather than quality oriented job
training.