I've been recruiting and shortlisting recently.
And I gotta say those who did a proper degree (maths, history, music, psychology etc) at either a proper uni or getting a decent grade 2:1 oe better. They're worth it, learnt to learn manage their time etc.
How ever the rest really are no better than some one who didn't go at all. And a lot less value than those who worked really in any job for the last 3 years.
Sootyj concludes thus. Yes there is good education out there and it's as good if not better then it's ever been. But there's a lot of people being shoved through second rate degrees at third rate university departments. And hitting the job market with no useful skills, no jobs and thousands in debt.
This is idiotic and it utterly devalues education. Get school level education right. Don't sausage machine turn out people capable of being graduates. But teach a love of learning and a good functional level of literacy.
And if our building, electrical, plumbing jobs etc are going to Rumanians and Poles. It's because they teach these skills at vocational universities and give them the same status as degrees.
