I have done some training in my day. Years ago in school if you got at least a mark of 50% then you passed. Not too long back I studied for a Microsoft test which required a minimum 72%. This seemed a bit rude to me at the time, especially after I got 70%. The course admin said I was only one question off and I would get it next time I sat the test. But first I had to pay the course fee over again which would eventually get me back to my second go at the test. No thanks. In that case I saved a lot of dollars and never had to revisit the constant updates required for certification.
Take the case of training for an Air Traffic Controller (ATC). Over a 16 month period every course requires a pass mark of 100%. My daughter has been sweating through this and has now come out the other side. Hooray. No mistakes allowed when the stakes are sky high, as demonstrated in one episode of Breaking Bad eg 90% mundane 10% terror. The ATC scene is a bit of a boys club but the real show is now on. I know the sky over the Indian Ocean is in good hands.
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