The Labour Government

Churchlawtonblue said:
I think we need to completely reassess how people do higher education.
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Whilst it’s not perfect, I’d be hugely against destroying the arts at uni. There needs to be a variety of options.

The demise of music for me has been hugely saddening. It promotes teamwork, listening to others, balance etc. Highly transferable skills to any role really.

Not everything needs to be solely money based.
 
Alan Harper's Tash said:
Ones that have scope to grow, I guess.

There are 750k students that go to uni each year, give or take.

Say 50k couldn’t anymore, where would they be able to go?
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I'm not sure if we are on the same wavelength here, but the health/social care sector and the hospitality sector are crying out for new recruits.

There's lots of jobs out there to be honest, it's just that some people don't want to do them.
 
mackenzie said:
I'm not sure if we are on the same wavelength here, but the health/social care sector and the hospitality sector are crying out for new recruits.

There's lots of jobs out there to be honest, it's just that some people don't want to do them.
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I doubt potential philosophy students are likely to change their life path to wiping bottoms for their whole lives, or fruit pick for decades etc.

Would the vast majority of school leavers be mature enough for them to be left with the elderly infirm?

Youngsters need a pathway to upskill. Whether that’s at uni or in job apprenticeships, doesn’t really matter.
 
Alan Harper's Tash said:
Whilst it’s not perfect, I’d be hugely against destroying the arts at uni. There needs to be a variety of options.

The demise of music for me has been hugely saddening. It promotes teamwork, listening to others, balance etc. Highly transferable skills to any role really.

Not everything needs to be solely money based.
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100% agree with you. At present people on arts and humanities courses are heavily subsidising science courses. The way students and their parents are assessed needs completely reviewing. People's ability to pay and help their children is not correctly assessed.
 
mackenzie said:
I'm not sure if we are on the same wavelength here, but the health/social care sector and the hospitality sector are crying out for new recruits.

There's lots of jobs out there to be honest, it's just that some people don't want to do them.
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So are engineering and construction.
 
Churchlawtonblue said:
So are engineering and construction.
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Yes.
I just think youngsters need to realize that there are many more options than Higher Education.
As you said earlier, apprenticeships seem to be underrated. As does the premise of entering the workforce at any level, building transferrable skills and then utilizing what you have gained into a better job/career.
Being in the workforce also leads to contacts and networking, which is also extremely useful.

I see too many youngsters who have been allowed unrealistic expectations and then been saddled with student debt because nobody told them the options
 
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