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And he managed all this without spending 2 years at Portsmouth Uni? Unbelievable.
Portsmouth is the creme de la creme of the universities.
And he managed all this without spending 2 years at Portsmouth Uni? Unbelievable.
Portsmouth is the creme de la menthe of the modern universities (aka polytechnics aka total waste of ****ing time).
Thanks, it means a lot to me.Steveo - i was going for an obnoxious tone to give emphasis to my bigger man than you joke the general content of the post reflects. well done for noticing though.
I'm going for the train me up route, hoping to get a job as a junior designer/developer if the business goes caput. I believe I can learn more on the job and through personal learning than I would doing a degree, plus I'd honestly rather live at home and not get into 20k of debt.
I'm going for the train me up route, hoping to get a job as a junior designer/developer if the business goes caput. I believe I can learn more on the job and through personal learning than I would doing a degree, plus I'd honestly rather live at home and not get into 20k of debt.
I'm going for the train me up route, hoping to get a job as a junior designer/developer if the business goes caput. I believe I can learn more on the job and through personal learning than I would doing a degree, plus I'd honestly rather live at home and not get into 20k of debt.
Graphic/Web Design.What industry?
But who knows the difference in what you might earn depending on going to Uni or not.
I started work at 17. If I had stayed on at school, for 2 years and gone to Uni for 3 that would be 5 years not earning. In that time I reckon my wage averaged about 6 grand a year – so in the time I didn’t go to Uni I earned 30 grand. Doesn’t seem much but my first house – a 2 bed semi – cost 29900.
So I suppose I wouldn’t have gained an awful ,lot by going to Uni – and probably wasn’t clever enough.
Graphic/Web Design.
I'm going for the train me up route, hoping to get a job as a junior designer/developer if the business goes caput. I believe I can learn more on the job and through personal learning than I would doing a degree, plus I'd honestly rather live at home and not get into 20k of debt.
you're likely to lose your job if the sub-ed's don't spot it, or if your editing and you don't spot it.
With all due respect, Graphic and Web Design is a slightly less intense industry, doing something it's probably best for you to learn on the job alongside an experience hand to teach you the ropes. At the end of the day, if you make a mistake or don't do something right, you can scrap it and start again with ease.
In a field like Journalism, if you make an error, such as publishing the name of a minor in a trial or anything that could be libel/slanderous/contempt or court you're likely to lose your job if the sub-ed's don't spot it, or if your editing and you don't spot it.
University is definitely not for everyone and certain career paths don't require a degree level qualification.
Yes, Fred is very lucky to have people on hand like you to patronise him. Thankfully, you're being trained at University to do it in an objective fashion, as opposed to "on-the-jobbers" who would misunderstand the potential legal ramifications and end up appearing only smug rather than wholly condescending.
If Fred feels patronised by me telling him my opinion that Graphic Design is an occupation where it's probably best to learn from an experienced professional instead of a 3 year course more than likely taught by a graduate with a masters then I apologise to him.
Not that it's got anything to do with you, of course.
With all due respect, Graphic and Web Design is a slightly less intense industry, doing something it's probably best for you to learn on the job alongside an experience hand to teach you the ropes. At the end of the day, if you make a mistake or don't do something right, you can scrap it and start again with ease.
In a field like Journalism, if you make an error, such as publishing the name of a minor in a trial or anything that could be libel/slanderous/contempt or court you're likely to lose your job if the sub-ed's don't spot it, or if your editing and you don't spot it.
University is definitely not for everyone and certain career paths don't require a degree level qualification.
Not a bad plan MK. I could go to SEEC easily, get a degree and live at home. I still think it's not quite worth it.Sounds good but unfortunately you'll be up against a wealth of Uni students who will HAVE the degree and you'll hit a "glass ceiling", where the vast majority of jobs you'll want to apply for will state that a degree is mandatory.
That's why at the age of 37, I'm just about to finish a 3yr degree.
IMHO if you want to get into that field, I'd say hunker down and get the bit of paper. Live at home, live cheaply and run up a minor debt which you can pay off over time. Not ideal I know, but in the long run you'll be more employable.
DS, cheers for sticking up for me as it were, appreciated of course.Yes, Fred is very lucky to have people on hand like you to patronise him. Thankfully, you're being trained at University to do it in an objective fashion, as opposed to "on-the-jobbers" who would misunderstand the potential legal ramifications and end up appearing merely smug rather than wholly condescending.
Not at all, not at all.If Fred feels patronised by me telling him my opinion that Graphic Design is an occupation where it's probably best to learn from an experienced professional instead of a 3 year course more than likely taught by a graduate with a masters then I apologise to him.
Not that it's got anything to do with you, of course.
Thanks very much, to you also.Yes, good luck Fred.....
True. I still believe that there's less so in the design area, but of course it still has a bearing.However, like it or not there is a glass ceiling, and many employers will put the CV straight in the bin if there's no degree. Whilst it may not equip you any more for the job, it does open doors.