ARLA/CLUSTER: Analise da Associação de Radioamadores Australiana WIA, sobre os resultados da análise detalhada dos novos preços para a realização dos exames do Serviços de Amador no pais. Aumentos entre 285% e 140%.

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

WIA Position on outcomes of the Approach to Market for Examination Services

In a letter from the President of the WIA on behalf of the WIA board
a detailed look at the pricing of the new examinations is analysed.

As a result of the negotiations between the AMC bid team and ACMA
procurement we see it has resulted in the “headline� entry price to the
hobby of Amateur Radio rising:

$75 to $115 (Foundation Assessment, Practical Assessment & Callsign
Recommendation) for adults - an increase of over 140%, (WIA’s proposal was
$49)

$40 to $115 (Foundation Assessment, Practical Assessment & Callsign
Recommendation) for youth - an astonishing 285% increase. (WIA’s proposal
was $27)

The WIA board and the Education Group is horrified by the existential risk
that this creates for the hobby of Amateur Radio, especially given the
widespread community support (at both a local and international level) for
attracting younger participants to the hobby.

The only rational conclusion the WIA can draw is that the AMC, parties to
the AMC bid and those involved in the ACMA procurement process have
weighted political, commercial and personal factors ahead of their
customers’, the community and the hobby of Amateur Radio.

The WIA, as the only Amateur Radio organisation that is demonstrably
committed to furthering the hobby, remains committed to resolving this
situation for the benefit of members and the community they represent.

Full 'unabridged' story on this link:-
https://www.wia.org.au/newsevents/news/2019/20190304-1/documents/WIA-Information-Update-20190304.pdf
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