tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post4117134484136498475..comments2024-03-24T09:13:28.758+00:00Comments on The Plashing Vole: Well, that about wraps it up for The HegemonThe Plashing Volehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13021407602157515927noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-28033298370011640162011-02-03T22:20:46.752+00:002011-02-03T22:20:46.752+00:00Hmmm, I think I might take my Wolverhampton Univer...Hmmm, I think I might take my Wolverhampton University qualification off my CV. That must be what's preventing me from getting a job.nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02378725336497139302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-70255672071065171752011-02-03T14:45:05.721+00:002011-02-03T14:45:05.721+00:00Same here, Vole. Hence I left my Business Manageme...Same here, Vole. Hence I left my Business Management course at Leeds Met and ironically would've had a job by now if I hadn't dissembled to carriage en route to capitalist greed. What concerns me is the output of all the Universities post-cuts & how the students will find work when all their peers refused to pay the high fees therefore trained for various positions. <br /><br />Significantly, I have a placement now where I’m supposed to raise deaf awareness and offer helpful advice regarding UCAS etc but how can I persuade them to go down that route when I can see the bleakness ahead. Now, instead of confidently applying for my PGCE or Masters I’m thinking of taking a research position at the DCAL which interests me with their research into deaf matters and now more importantly they’ve acquired 5 year extension to funding. <br /><br />Damn it all!Benjamin.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10774684061156727388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-49528941767468933362011-02-03T14:26:20.017+00:002011-02-03T14:26:20.017+00:00That's exactly how I feel. I'm completely ...That's exactly how I feel. I'm completely unemployable outside university, which is going to be a problem. The idea of turning up in an office in restrictive clothing and spending the day being ordered to do dull things in the pursuit of profit horrifies me.The Plashing Volehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13021407602157515927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-72735098644970505832011-02-03T14:24:26.727+00:002011-02-03T14:24:26.727+00:00Is it counterproductive for me to base my career r...Is it counterproductive for me to base my career research on the premise that anything that requires you to wear a suit and tie simply isn't worth doing? Probably. But, meh.ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-4064809513435990042011-02-03T14:07:09.385+00:002011-02-03T14:07:09.385+00:00I gather from our outgoing VC that they're all...I gather from our outgoing VC that they're all going to have to charge near the maximum to cover the cut in the teaching grant. Then the Russell Group ones will shout for more. And get it.The Plashing Volehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13021407602157515927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-20642939235666690012011-02-03T14:00:47.198+00:002011-02-03T14:00:47.198+00:00I could not agree more.
The world of Universiti...I could not agree more. <br /><br />The world of Universities and Polytechnics made a kind of sense - different institutions with different kinds of degree, all of which had real value to employers who knew what they were getting. And, let us not forget the other parts of the HE sector, such as Teacher Training Colleges, which concentrated on a specific teaching area. To sweep this away, and to expect all institutions to compete with each other is bonkers.<br /><br />It's going to be interesting to see if anything can be learned by the fees that some organisations are going to choose to charge. Which institutions (apart from the usual suspects) are going to have a punt at the maximum fees?oldgirlatunihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17538521335250860191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-7400108638618392762011-02-03T11:48:59.906+00:002011-02-03T11:48:59.906+00:00That's exactly what they're saying. Good l...That's exactly what they're saying. Good luck with Eco-Girl.The Plashing Volehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13021407602157515927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-17266571029864665302011-02-03T11:35:27.271+00:002011-02-03T11:35:27.271+00:00So what they're saying is that all these years...So what they're saying is that all these years at The Hegemon have been a complete waste of time then?<br /><br />*dumps all work in the bin, goes off skipping gaily through fields with some random Eco-warrior girl*Ewarwoowarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01188994060142858403noreply@blogger.com