Techs on the company training should always be compensated for the company sponsored, company directed , company mandated training.
Part of the cost of overhead.
This is a perk that creates good will towards employees and creates team players
Cheep o s that take advantage of thier employees always pay for it in the end.
To create a win win for both the co. and the employee , thier has to be give and take on both ends
Eventually the employee , no matter how good , will burn out from the abuse from greedy managers and will turn on the co. , go somewhere else.
You build the company loyalty , its not just given by one or the other parties.
Worked with many unhappy company employees, with the worst attitudes you could imagine.
I sensed they had no choice. and when opportunity provided they would leave with out question.
Attitudes are fostered over time and built by managers , that is why you should cough up the training and pay for the good tech's to be trained properly .
Like the unions it is give and take , with an expectation of effort on both sides of the fence. no one sided.
cff/ppp