Now if we could only get these degree bearing professionals to also be subjected to a test and medical twice a year to ensure they are still capable of doing their jobs?
Professionals sink or swim by their last job. Small mistakes will cost your client money and large mistakes will get you disbarred or de-registered.
In aviation, small mistakes can normally be recovered and hidden and large mistakes might get you fired. You really have to stuff up (as in illegal stuff) to lose your license.
Face it. Pilots are blue collar workers and if they want a degree, they can always go to varsity and get one. Being Africa, you might even be able to buy one.
I take it the next suggestion on this forum will be that all pilots with CPL should get SAAF silver wings and those with ATP should get SAAF gold wings........................