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| Originally Posted by bottle_monkey It seems to me employers when looking at degrees will stop looking at your first degree and start looking at anything extra you have done (like a masters, phd etc.). This will lead to people being in education longer and longer and is that really going to help.
I personally think we should be cutting down on the people going to uni. fair enough go to university if u have the abillity to do so but far too many kids finish their A-level and go to uni cos it seems the easy option.
Maybe entrance exams for uni's? |
Agree totally with you. I'm the only one in my family not to do a degree, I went to Ag. School and took a Higher National Diploma in Commercial Horticulture -3 years including a work experience year. I had the option to do a degree for another year but it was more theory and less manual practise. I found the hands on experience of this course to be most helpful. Now I have my own business and these experiences means I end up doing a lot of hands on work which is not only usefull but essential. You can't manage unless you know the job. My main weakness is business management which I'k gainning with experience.
I believe there is far too much pressure on kids being forced to decide on what they want to do for their future at ages as early as 14! What is missing is a good chain of 'hands on colleges' to teach mechanics, plumbing, electricity, welding etch. It's that social stigma 'I have a degree' rather than having a good job, I wouldn't mind being an electrician or plumber. More job security there than in the city!
Another problem with kids starting later at college is the effect on the pension funds and less taxes entering the government coffers as their professional lives start later.