I understand about the license issue, but I have known people who have licenses and when it comes to wielding the spanners they are are all thumbs, and do not have a practical clue. I think the way EASA is going these days with regards to licenses, and the period of time it takes to obtain a license, that they are putting more resposibility onto the companies/ employers, ie. they want the company to have licensed engineers in place for obvious reasons and for the comapany to issue company approvals, thus the liability is not solely set on one individual. Companys do not look at staff being good or reliable any more they look more at thier profit margins, and how many hours they can squeeze out of an employee for as little as posible. Engineers are not paid what they are worth to the company.