Understanding the meaning of qualifications and the difference between qualifications and experience.

There is a great misunderstanding that propagates through society when it comes to practical knowledge versus theoretical. There are many that continue to believe that if they have several years of experience, they are qualified for posts that require a certain level of qualification. While there is great value in experience, there are several job functions that cannot be done without advanced theoretical background. As one educator puts it, practical is blind without theory and if one should look at that statement with no bias, it sure is an obvious fact. This is infact showing the limitations involved when people learn through rote.
To be continued!!!1