The public likes to think of licensing as a way of being sure that the person they hire is competent. Unfortunately, any idiot can get through the testing process.

So, you can have an electrician that doesn't know what he is doing, or cuts corners, and just because he has a license, doesn't insure anything.

Take a person who is good at massage. Everyone they touch loves it. But, that person cannot sell their talents. But, a meat fisted, clumsy, not at all empathic, bafoon can spend the money and get 500 hours of overseen massage time and get a license.

But, to be fair, how does a bureaucrat tell the difference between a person who is excellent in the field, and one that is mediocre? They can't. If they had any of the skills that the license, they would be doing something that paid a lot more.

So, it is all a farce. Just a show that the govern-cement is doing something. (while making stealing some more money)