5th November 2010, 02:49 PM
GnomeKing Wrote:ultimately I think many will agree that field skills/excavation skills are learned through long practice on-the-job....
it is essential for a Grown-Up Profession to provision itself with a Future through passing on of training and job-specific skills to the Next Generation,
Universities can not be expected to take responsibility for the failure of the profession to address this issue
Well said, GnomeKing.
And also, BRahn: "Well, in most of those fields you name, a graduate of a 3-year university course is not considered employable without some form of additional (on the job or otherwise) training and/or experience."
Spot on.