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Originally Posted by Masque
I know what you mean as it will stop many young people from ever going further than college as university will be out of reach, it is like we are going back in time.
This country will become an educational backwater if this goes forward.
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As opposed to right now where, despite record numbers going to university and record A Level and GCSE results, employers are complaining about levels of innumeracy and illiteracy and having to hire from abroad due to a lack of skills locally you mean?
If this pushes up standards and means that graduates both complete their courses and leave with better prospects than when they started I'm all for it.
I know of several companies, including my own, that have had to hire outside the UK as the skills and experience just didn't exist here. Sadly for technical and engineering professions there isn't much call or use for degrees in
Outdoor Adventure with Philosphy, Equestrian Psychology or Martial Arts and Adventure Tourism.
Over 20% of students fail to complete their course and Scotland, where there are no fees, has the highest dropout rate in the UK. The lowest dropout rate is actually in England. Accumulating debt to study is never pleasant, but it would appear to focus the mind.