Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"My" independant repairman claims that nowadays Leica employs engineers with diplomas from university or technical college as repairmen. The "German" system of apprenticeship has remained unchanged and basically dates back to the medievial guilt system. The academic part at school is more important today. Large firms tend to complement that and the practical on-the-job training by additional, in-house training workshops and classes. If there is a change in Leica's repair services, it is related to business policy and availability of spares rather than bottlenecks in skilled staff. Hans-Peter Hans-Peter