How important is a Tertiary Education?

[the_bob_delusion]

Go.

[cherry*135]

Depends on what career/job a school leaver wants to do.

[grandmoon]

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@the_bob_delusion wrote:

Go.

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Where   ??

[imastawka]

  I figure it must be important.       I had to google 'tertiary'   hahahaha

                    I only went to year 8  

[serendipityricho]

Bob im retired now but spent near 50 years in the motor trade.

Its common that any resume that mentions  a BA-goes straight in the bin.................Richo.

[pct001wine]

What's the most commonly used phrase in the workplace by an Arts graduate ?

"Would you like fries with that ?"

[***super_nova***]

BA might not be very useful if you want motor mechanic.  But it is a good basic education, most people go on to do some post graduate studies.  Without tertiary education it is very hard to get a job; it is hard even with degree; so to that point it is true that some graduates take jobs that do not need degree, but graduate that says he/she is working at McDonalds while looking for something better, has more chance of getting real job, than people who just sit at home waiting for something to come their way.

[i-need-a-martini]

I think a tertiary education is fundamental to human growth and society intelligence.

Only a tertiary education (and I am talking university here) gives you another dimension of critical thinking that can't be learned through experience.

But I appreciate that not everyone can go to university and not all university students "get" why they are there.

For those people, tertiary qualifications at some stage through other means is still important.

[poddster]

Tertiary education may qualify a person to be a Matriarch of the eBay Community Spirit Forum if they don't have a Union Card or are not a fully paid up member of the Leftie Party. They can then amaze all the lesser denizens of this venue by putting on display their hard earned vocabulary, critical thinking and analytical skills. Not to mention their grasp of the syntax of grammatical vocalization, correct spelling and the ability to distort any topic to their convoluted viewpoint, proving that they are a class unto themselves and must be revered

[i-need-a-martini]

Anything is better than having a petty mind poddster.