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Originally Posted by Azure
Good post.
Regarding your last point, how much of that is due to kids going to post secondary and not majoring in something that will give them the potential to secure that specific job that requires technologically skilled employees?
I mean if you major in art or the classics, don't come complaining when your roommate who majored in Engineering is making 2x more than you right out of high school.
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Thanks. I guess its really up to the kids. They need to know the options and what the consequences are. There can be consequences for the wrong choices - which is tough because kids don't know what they want to do or be at 18 or 22.
I certainly didn't. I have no idea what I wanted to do. I dropped out of UofC after a semester and then got kicked out of SAIT. But I am now an employer rather than an employee in two industries that are at the cutting edge of technology. My best friend in high school got art and history degrees and is now head of IT at a multinational. I think we need to recognize that training and acquisitions of skills continues after University - and perhaps the lack of opportunities to continue this advancement is part of the problem.