Do not be gullible Sue,
What you are saying is continued education, CE. So how is another exam CE? Where is the updated knowledge coming from?
There should be training programs rolled out.
The L1 and L2 removed, Till one jumps through the hoops which are more complex than originally performed, just complexity not knowledge.
As for the L1 done on line with no practical content, this practical content is the part which demonstrates dexterity skills. A parrot can learn the read only content. OK?? Who is doing all the question answering at the computer desk? There is no proof of who is there. Could be someone with a cheat sheet helping?
KP.