Trudy, help me out here

[Gilligan]

I remember the talk back in the late 80's that because technology was changing so fast AND because the basics were still needed, universities were considering making their EE programs five years long.

Purdue has laid some of the planning ground work for certain engineering and other technical field degrees to more closely resemble programs for law and medicine....typically 4 years of undergraduate work followed by, typically, 2 years of advanced and more specialized training. Sorta making a Masters Degree more or less standard...

 

[Merlin99]

A point I forgot to mention, but came to me a few days ago... When someone pursues a Bachelors degree they are in school an additional 4 years, that is 4 income earning years taken out of their calculus. So in addition to accumulating debt, they aren't accumulating wealth and seniority in a company.

What is the solution? Can we roll back the degree requirement?

Google, Apple and 12 other companies that no longer require employees to have a college degree

These top employers are looking beyond an applicant's education.

www.cnbc.com

I know this wouldn't be popular, but Mayor Pete is promoting it, maybe one doesn't need to sit in an education hall half their life to contribute?

I'd be willing to bet that the majority of the people here with a degree were working while getting it.

 

[Chris0nllyn]

This is why I never went to college or a trade school - Lincoln Tech [probably Gov requirements for grants] wanted me to take 4 yrs of English and some Math Courses ...... dude I want to lean car mechanics NOT English, I had enough of useless diagramming sentences in High School.

... time frame was 88 / 90 after I was out of the Military ... so I cashed in my education savings and lived off the money for the next 6 months

Things must have changed. I went to Lincoln Tech (albeit years ago) and never had to take any other courses than what they offered.

 

[Gilligan]

I'd be willing to bet that the majority of the people here with a degree were working while getting it.

I sure was.

 

[stgislander]

Here's one for you @black dog .

https://forums.somd.com/threads/csm...a-skilled-work-ready-welder-workforce.350367/

 

[black dog]

Here's one for you @black dog .

https://forums.somd.com/threads/csm...a-skilled-work-ready-welder-workforce.350367/

Thanks. I'll read it tonight.

 

[Toxick]

What is the solution? Can we roll back the degree requirement?

I don't see why not.

I don't have a degree. I'm a senior engineer leading people with degrees and showing them better ways of doing things than they were taught.

And from what I can tell at interviews experience trumps paper by a damn sight.