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Originally Posted by Ark2
Sigh... utter nonsense here. A university education is just a piece of paper that says you are better than the people that didn't get one. That's all. It doesn't create "skilled" workers. The most important thing today is work experience, because that's where actual skills are developed.
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What utter nonsense.
In any non-trades-based program, a university education not only teaches you the facts of whatever program you're in, but trains your mind and provides you with intellectual tools - reading comprehension, logic, writing skills, etc. It's like boot camp for your brain and provides more intensive and targeted training in those areas than you can get on the job in most professions.
Ask any employer, and they'll tell you that a university educated hiree is, all else being equal, a much more valuable resource than someone with only a high school education not only in their ability to do the work from day one, but their ability to grow into the position.