Forum menu
Hey maybe we could start the STW Political Party!
We could 'agree' our manifesto on here. That would be fun.
...very middle of the road.
Had a quick read of the comments. Lots of focus on employment and wealth, less so on the societal benefits that come with more people who are (should be?) better at critical thinking, being able to write coherently, work through tasks that they don't really want to do (says the man browsing a forum instead of working...)
I went to uni in my mid 30's and saddled myself with approx £45k of debt, it was very much worth it as I quite like what I do now and I learned loads of things that were on the periphery of the relatively narrow course content as well as a few things about me.
Yes, it's a load of cash, but the deductions are made prior to the cash landing in my bank account, so I don't really miss/notice the payment.
I did study a 'vocational' course, but any higher education is still valuable.
Maybe my experience was different as a mature student, but a lot of my academic peers are all going to good jobs and earning more than their mates who went straight into work.
^ I thought the point was to meet differently minded people, broadening horizons and all that.
You are allowed to do this in the real world as well....
nursing, social work, OT, physical therapist … loads of job specific degrees you could have thought of really.
They all still give you lots of transferable skills.
I would have preferred to go straight into work rather than spend 3 years at uni
BUT
without my degree I wouldn't be doing what I'm doing.
I'm far enough away from being a grad (15 years) that not having gone to uni would make little difference right now (i.e. they don't check that I've been to uni), but I progressed quickly in a professional services firm that wouldn't have let me in without a good degree. Good means subject, attainment and uni. And having no degree would probably look odd at my level. But my degree is not in a related field
I’m far enough away from being a grad (15 years) that not having gone to uni would make little difference right now (i.e. they don’t check that I’ve been to uni),
I was just asked for Certs from exams taken in 1995. God knows what someone in HR hopes to learn...
i work in engineering.
my colleague who has no degree had to supply his city and guilds in joinery - that he jacked in right after he qualified as a joiner - to be a CNC machinist....- hes 52 now.... thats 30 + years ago he did that.
its all about the bit of paper to complete a file.
stupid.
Not enough jobs around for someone with a biology degree? I’m sorry but I dont buy it: I cant think of a single degree subject that limits you to one particular job. All first degrees offer wide enough subject matter to provide access to a large variety of jobs. It’s only post-grad courses where you start specialising. Even seemingly specialist degrees, such a medicine, architecture, law etc. actually leave you equipped to do many different things.
Our receptionist has applied for many related jobs but failed to get one hence still working with us.
Usually the problem is in the attitude and imagination of the graduate (and often employers as well). However, this isn’t their fault as few people have a defined career path at that age.
Whatever the reasons may be there simply not enough to go around.
They should make higher ed more accessible in later life, when people have had more of a chance to get to know what they like and want.
Not that easy if they have family commitments and need to bring in income.
Hey maybe we could start the STW Political Party! We could ‘agree’ our manifesto on here. That would be fun.<span style="font-size: 0.8rem;">…very middle of the road.</span>
Sounds good - what would our policy on out of control dogs be? 😉
Sounds good – what would our policy on out of control dogs be? 😉
Put the owners on the leash ... 😀
I went because it was expected of me. I picked a subject I found interesting but had no idea where I would end up. Definitely regretted going when I spent the next 6 years doing low paid jobs after graduating but like batfink said in hindsight that's the time spent catching up with everyone else who have real world experience (I think the reality of that gets a lot of graduates down).
And it was the time where I realised what I did want to do and set about getting the specific knowledge and skills to get there - that's one thing uni does teach you is self sufficiency in various parts of life.
Now I don't regret it (apart from stuff like the time I jumped over a hedge and forgot the 6ft drop the other side - thanks snakebite and black!) as I wouldn't be doing what I do now if I hadn't been.
"Now I don’t regret it (apart from stuff like the time I jumped over a hedge and forgot the 6ft drop the other side – thanks snakebite and black!) as I wouldn’t be doing what I do now if I hadn’t been."
Gordo ?
Or is that just a rights of passage for all students.
My mate gordo jumped over a hedge on his way home from the union. As a short cut We were all in the living room getting the aftermath started when the door buzzer went and gordo asked for help up to the flat.
We got him in gave him some frozen peas and got him comfy on the sofa convincing him the leg was fine and to have more beer to numb it.
Hobbled off back to his flat in the morning and next we saw him again on Tuesday the following week with crutches a cast and extra metal work. He had walked home on a broken tibia.