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Funny you say that. Trying not to self dox as much as possible. I worked in a skilled trade for a LONG time. Started on just that. An apprenticeship. Decades later im in IT trying to convine them we need to do the same here. in IT. and spend a decent ammount of time trying to explain it all to them.
People who HAD to have a degree to get their job, are hell bent on not letting ANYONE through the door who dont have one.
the only billionaire that I personally know is self made and only had a HS education.
I'm not pushing for education being the end-all-be-all, but wouldn't it provide a more broad knowledge base if someone isn't staying at one company for their whole career?
Depends on how you break down what is important. Prioritizing working productivity, you would want people with broad exposure with years in each. But that person would normally end up being deficcuent in other areas. Prioritizing the maximization of human capitol, you would want people in different roles as well. So they are more well rounded.
"...end up being deficcuent in other areas."
Yeah.
IT moves so fast apprentice ships would be perfect.
My daughter is one at a hospital and they are paying for rhe degree to baCk fill the requirement. No joke the money came with the job. Her nerdy techie interest had her prepared better than any school.
Is that you Martin?
My Name is Martin...AND I worked (retired) in IT!!! AND engineering!!!
wtf lol apparently Martin is a common name in IT, thanks to mine for the job
Not likely.
IT apprentice here. It works, you just have to find candidates willing to put in the extra mile to learn on their own time as well as bust their ass to learn on the job. Cause IT is a very broad field, experts with decades of experience still don't know many things
It is broad. Too broad for a kid fresh out of highschool to know what they want to narrow down on. Apprenticeship will help open eyes to what all is out there and how each job is broken down.
As far as candidates go. You definately need people who are going to put in the time, but that is also true with anyone with a degree and experience. Seen too many people come in, know nothing about how and why we do what we do and start telling everyone how to do it like the last place they worked. It doesnt end well.
I've apprenticed a few people and it is a real lot of fun teaching like that and it forces you to get better even as a teacher.
THAT IS THE REALIZATION I came too when I was tutoring...these "college" classes are nothing but "weed out" classes and when I started tutoring I began to UNDERSTAND MORE...some people ARE WIRED differently than others and the profs teach to that level...