A HAMPSHIRE teenager
has launched a
jobs website for school
and college-leavers
who do not want to go
to university.
Tom Mursell, from
Eastleigh, set up
NotGoingToUni.co.uk
because he claims too
much pressure is put
on young people to
sign up to degree
courses whether they
want to or not.
The 18-year-old, who
declined a university
place to study law,
said: "Often teenagers
have simply not made
up their minds about
what they want to do
in life when they are
cajoled into going to
university, saddling
themselves with thousands
of pounds of
debt in the process."
The former Barton
Peveril College pupil
has spent his life savings
on setting up the
website aimed at jobseekers,
employers,
recruiters, parents
and students.
Tom set up the site
after his girlfriend
was told by her
teacher she would
effectively be "joining
the dole queue" without
a degree.
The Government
wants to get 40 per
cent of the British
workforce to have a
degree by 2020.
Posted by: redfield, Winchester on 5:37pm Wed 5 Mar 08
Good on him. I totally agree. Youngsters are expected to go to uni whether they want to or have the ability. None of my 3 sons went to uni and all are doing well without a degree. We are getting to the situation where there are too many with degrees and not enough jobs at that level to go round. We've alreday read in the papers of graduates working in tescos or other low level jobs because they couldn't find work they expected to get with a degree.
Incidentally, how much is life savings for an 18yr old?
Good on him. I totally agree. Youngsters are expected to go to uni whether they want to or have the ability. None of my 3 sons went to uni and all are doing well without a degree. We are getting to the situation where there are too many with degrees and not enough jobs at that level to go round. We've alreday read in the papers of graduates working in tescos or other low level jobs because they couldn't find work they expected to get with a degree.
Incidentally, how much is life savings for an 18yr old?
Posted by: julian le good, hedge end on 5:43pm Wed 5 Mar 08
consider an apprenticeship; my daughter gained excellent GCSE's and AS levels, then embarked on an apprenticeship in Marine Technology. She's now learning to be a boat builder and loving it. "google" Alice-Legood. Get a link to the "Connexions" web site. Good luck
consider an apprenticeship; my daughter gained excellent GCSE's and AS levels, then embarked on an apprenticeship in Marine Technology. She's now learning to be a boat builder and loving it. "google" Alice-Legood. Get a link to the "Connexions" web site. Good luck
Posted by: Condor Man, Southampton on 6:00pm Wed 5 Mar 08
Looking at the high drop out rates at the lesser Uni's like Solent it seems that many students are not academic enough to pursue degree courses. They could, however, get proper on the job training but this will never happen so long as organisations like Connexions or The Learning & Skills Council continue to bugger things up.
Looking at the high drop out rates at the lesser Uni's like Solent it seems that many students are not academic enough to pursue degree courses. They could, however, get proper on the job training but this will never happen so long as organisations like Connexions or The Learning & Skills Council continue to bugger things up.
don't know what went wrong for Condor Man, but the Learning & Skills Council certainly helped Alice, good job and "Young Apprentice of the Year" - even made it on the BBC last week. Proud Dad (and not ashamed of it)
don't know what went wrong for Condor Man, but the Learning & Skills Council certainly helped Alice, good job and "Young Apprentice of the Year" - even made it on the BBC last week. Proud Dad (and not ashamed of it)
Posted by: Condor Man, Southampton on 8:54pm Wed 5 Mar 08
[quote][bold]julian legood[/bold] wrote:
don't know what went wrong for Condor Man, but the Learning & Skills Council certainly helped Alice, good job and "Young Apprentice of the Year" - even made it on the BBC last week. Proud Dad (and not ashamed of it)[/quote] Perhaps your daughter didn't work indirectly for the LSE! A very hit-and-miss organisation IMO
julian legood wrote:
don't know what went wrong for Condor Man, but the Learning & Skills Council certainly helped Alice, good job and "Young Apprentice of the Year" - even made it on the BBC last week. Proud Dad (and not ashamed of it)
Perhaps your daughter didn't work indirectly for the LSE! A very hit-and-miss organisation IMO
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