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MrsMurphysChowder t1_j3wi8nl wrote

Agreed. It should also extend to voc-tech schools continuing ed programs. People who have gotten degrees sometimes find that career isn't working, or has dried up and need to switch gears. Older people looking for a job that will carry them through "retirement" could make themselves more attractive to potential employers by getting a second degree. A more fluid job market and better prepared workers could increase fair wages and better hiring practices.

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SAT0725 OP t1_j3wh45g wrote

> because obviously class sizes are limited

Most community college are cancelling classes these days due to low enrollment. They might seat 20, for example, and have 14 in one and only three in another. So they cancel the second section and just move those students into the first if they can. Other times they'll cancel classes altogether.

When I teach adjunct it's about $2,500 for a semester to teach a full load (at least nine students). For every student less than that you get a pay cut, so most adjuncts won't teach for less than a full load. My class this coming spring only has five students, but I said I'd teach it anyway and it's only like $1,400 for approximately 16 weeks of work.

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ManifestDestinysChld t1_j3wfi2s wrote

Generally there are minimum requirements for the number of places that need to be inspected after the work is performed, but it's not 100%. Usually it's more like 50% of places where work has been done will be inspected to ensure the work conforms to applicable laws and regulations.

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gallaj0 t1_j3w94eh wrote

I had the blown in insulation done. There are sometimes cavity's in the walls that they can't fill for some reason, the framing or pipes, openings at the bottom stuff like that.

When I had it done they had to do a report afterwards, they used the thermal camera to review the insulation, it had to cover a certain percentage of the house, then that had to put a report on the wall next to the electric panel that it had been certified.

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