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When he first came to power, Mr Blair proudly stated his party’s mantra was “Education, Education, Education�. A worthy enough focus and obviously not an area we would couple alongside the horrors of frustration and growing personal debt. But over the years, as more institutions have acquired the status of a university, and student loans have become effortlessly available to everyone, schools have encouraged many more young people to go for higher education without actually spelling out the cost.
It’s not in question that we need a more highly educated society, but are young people actually obtaining the very best advice? Let’s face it; is it such a tricky sell to encourage an eighteen year old to leave the family home and live with a bunch of friends, not concern themselves about getting a job for several years and get cheap beer at the student union bar. A facile interpretation perhaps – naturally there’s a spot of lessons to attend, and a careful balance to make ends meet, then the rewards will be worth it in the end. But is that really so? For many families, the real cost of university education can go on for a long period after graduation, both socially and financially.
The student loan system (the best method of borrowing for university undergraduates), tuition fees, accommodation and the cost of life in general over the time spent studying can set you back well into five figures – and still no guarantee of a job. It’s not a funny joke that freedom-seeking teenagers out to conquer the world too often find themselves back home and unemployed. Not only do fathers and mothers find themselves still stumping up the cash, but frustrated adult children who’d previously flown the nest can obviously get in the way!
Formal education can be a fulfilling experience for young people, and is the only road for many of our professions. But advisors and families ought to know that in some disciplines, there are other, frequently more advanced alternatives. In the computer industry, employers are crying out for professionally qualified IT professionals. Those who’ve been to University regularly need to top up their IT training skills to be ready for work and compete in the job market with Microsoft, CompTIA or Cisco professionals. The disappointing thing is they could have qualified two to three years earlier and not been burdened with a really large debt had they gone straight to a commercial interactive computer training provider. Maybe the beer in the college bar isn’t quite so cheap after all – surely the bank of mum and dad would be a lot less depleted, and there’d likely be more seating left on the sofa!.
(C) Scott Edwards - www.learninglolly.com. Scott Edwards has been involved in the IT and Training Industry for 30 years.
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