UNI Rant

[Kezzieboy]

Agreed. Nothing good to say, don't say anything! Might as well call you Phil!

Ginge completely agree that certain trades (the ones you have listed) do require high level education. End of the day, you can't practice open heart surgery can you?! And for these particular trades, I do believe that government funding is essential. As a country we are screaming out for doctors, nurses, lawyers ect but the problem is, not that many uni students want to do it!
This is just my findings from talking to numerous people of my age who are at/going to uni but with the exception of 1, not a single one is going to uni to learn for a trade that requires it. Intact most are going for the experience of uni and I think it's wrong that tax payers money goes on this when it could be better spent else where (like apprentiships).
End of the day (and this is not a generalisation on all students) why should I be paying for someone to go to uni for the experience or for them to learn as a hobby? Don't get me wrong I have nothing against learning something you enjoy but you should pay for it if you can afford it. Much like anything in life.

Dunno who you've been talking to, but I'd say less than 10% of the students I've met are there 'for the uni experience', the vast majority are there to learn, and at least 30% are doing degrees that lead directly on to a job.