I think there comes a point when you'd be better off doing an apprenticeship rather than a degree in fashion from an ex-poly/London Met. These 'Mickey-mouse' degrees really hold no worth in the workplace, and purely support the commercialisation of education in the UK. I really think university should be reserved for those with the academic potential, instead of a workforce full of useless degrees and thousands in debt. Employers can easily differentiate between graduates of different universities, and these low-ranked 'institutions' pretty much prey on the naivety of those students clutching 3 Cs on results day, who search for somewhere to accumulate thousands in debt in an attempt to 'fit in'. The government needs to reflect on its approach to further education here. What are your thoughts?
To the people liking that n̶u̶t̶t̶e̶r̶'̶s̶ person's post below, I have never posted about getting 'BBB' in my A levels. I got AAA, which my thread history proves since the day I received my results (16th August). I have also never posted about law firms, which this guy has some weird obsession about
I think there comes a point when you'd be better off doing an apprenticeship rather than a degree in fashion from an ex-poly/London Met. These 'Mickey-mouse' degrees really hold no worth in the workplace, and purely support the commercialisation of education in the UK. I really think university should be reserved for those with the academic potential, instead of a workforce full of useless degrees and thousands in debt. Employers can easily differentiate between graduates of different universities, and these low-ranked 'institutions' pretty much prey on the naivety of those students clutching 3 Cs on results day, who search for somewhere to accumulate thousands in debt in an attempt to 'fit in'. The government needs to reflect on its approach to further education here. What are your thoughts?
Aside from 'thousands in debt', have you any evidence at all for these opinions? What is your experience in graduate employment that gives these statements credibility?
I think there comes a point when you'd be better off doing an apprenticeship rather than a degree in fashion from an ex-poly/London Met. These 'Mickey-mouse' degrees really hold no worth in the workplace, and purely support the commercialisation of education in the UK. I really think university should be reserved for those with the academic potential, instead of a workforce full of useless degrees and thousands in debt. Employers can easily differentiate between graduates of different universities, and these low-ranked 'institutions' pretty much prey on the naivety of those students clutching 3 Cs on results day, who search for somewhere to accumulate thousands in debt in an attempt to 'fit in'. The government needs to reflect on its approach to further education here. What are your thoughts?
Are you actually motivated by the altruistic notion of preventing people from getting into debt to obtain said qualifications that aren't, according to you, worth much, or are you more interested in trying to whittle down the competition for jobs you are interested in upon graduation?
You've identified a big problem but your solution seems both extreme and insanely hard to implement at this point.
Maybe, but it's probably the right one. More and more new unis with low entry requirements have popped up all over the place since student fees were raised
I think there comes a point when you'd be better off doing an apprenticeship rather than a degree in fashion from an ex-poly/London Met. These 'Mickey-mouse' degrees really hold no worth in the workplace, and purely support the commercialisation of education in the UK. I really think university should be reserved for those with the academic potential, instead of a workforce full of useless degrees and thousands in debt. Employers can easily differentiate between graduates of different universities, and these low-ranked 'institutions' pretty much prey on the naivety of those students clutching 3 Cs on results day, who search for somewhere to accumulate thousands in debt in an attempt to 'fit in'. The government needs to reflect on its approach to further education here. What are your thoughts?
You've got a point about a lack of FE provision and alternative qualifications to a degree, but it gets lost a bit in the sneering. A shame, because you could have made a sensible and strong argument.