Finally plucked up the courage to sit my licence plumbing exam last Nov and passed with flying colours. Went to apply to become licenced and was told because I finished my apprenticeship in 1995 the board now no longer recognize it and I will have to apply for a exemption {which would cost me $300 }and then if that is approved to apply to become licenced {which costs $400} and that's  before the yearly fees. How can they decide that my apprenticeship is no longer worth anything. I cant believe it has come to this, the board is just a money hungry bunch of pricks who instead of looking after the plumbers just want to shaft them