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Originally Posted by steeljack
I would think the public would be able to decide if a recent graduate employee with a degree from a reputable university was better qualified than a graduate from some place that five years ago was teaching tyre changing and cake decoration (nothing wrong with tyre changing and cake decoration , both respecable jobs)  |
That is exactly the problem isn't it, a degree should be accepted as a good qualification regardless of what university or college it is gained at if it covers the same subjects.
I despise the idea that one degree could be better than another just based on where it was gained.
To give you an example, I currently lead a team in a national law competition and we are the only team from Lancaster University and on the leaderboard we are currently number 1, tied with Cambridge. If we were to apply for the same job with the same qualifications, there would be the assumption that Cambridge is 'better', yet in practise we can produce the exact same quality.
So no, I disagree with you. And there are a hell of a lot of smart people in the world who have been successful at what they do without formal qualifications.