[Margaret Pilkington]

Some very good points there SamF....and I agree with your observation that many professions do not need to be supported by degree level study...that these professions would be better supported by actual hands on work...let's call this apprenticeship/internship....yes that is how, in the past, very many people learned their crafts........and it is still relevant to the markets and employers today...and we would keep our skilled young people instead of driving them away