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Forum: The Barbie

Jan 22nd 2018, 7:38 am

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Education Is A Degree Still Worth Doing?

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Posted By the troubadour

Re: Education Is A Degree Still Worth Doing?

No afraid not. Without going into too much detail I'll just quote you the figures.

Australia Wide.......282,500 as of June last year......

Compare this with 515,000 in June 2012. Even you...

Forum: The Barbie

Jan 20th 2018, 9:46 pm

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Education Is A Degree Still Worth Doing?

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Posted By the troubadour

Re: Education Is A Degree Still Worth Doing?

The only reason I can begin to imagine to would consider, something well documented, as it is too close to home.

Please explain why the number of apprenticeships have declined so rapidly over...

Forum: The Barbie

Jan 19th 2018, 8:06 am

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Education Is A Degree Still Worth Doing?

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Posted By the troubadour

Re: Education Is A Degree Still Worth Doing?

I'm afraid there is less incentive for apprenticeships these days. Far more cost efficient and/or easier to bring in an already skilled, ready to go, wiling to please, visa applicant.

Forum: The Barbie

Jan 19th 2018, 6:40 am

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Education Is A Degree Still Worth Doing?

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Posted By the troubadour

Re: Education Is A Degree Still Worth Doing?

Alternatively a falling tide lowers all ships until their hulls sit firmly on dry ground.

Forum: The Barbie

Jan 19th 2018, 6:38 am

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Education Is A Degree Still Worth Doing?

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Posted By the troubadour

Re: Education Is A Degree Still Worth Doing?

Well the 'business model' was enforced on universities in late nineties. This was due to reduced funding and a replacement of academics with managers running on lines of more better and over haul of...

Forum: The Barbie

Jan 18th 2018, 10:42 pm

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Education Is A Degree Still Worth Doing?

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Posted By the troubadour

Re: Education Is A Degree Still Worth Doing?

spuddyo. Exactly. There was a time when a degree stood for something. With government cutbacks in funding the uni's were of course obliged to make up the short fall. Hence the need to teach as many...

Forum: The Barbie

Jan 18th 2018, 2:35 am

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Education Is A Degree Still Worth Doing?

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Posted By the troubadour

Education Is A Degree Still Worth Doing?

Has a university degree in Australia lost its value, as graduate numbers have exploded, despite significant cost to both students and the budget.

Thanks to the uncapping of university places,...

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