It is disappointing to see your editorial (The university industry churns out degrees, but not destinations, 4 May) recycling tired notions of “graduate jobs” with the examples of nurses and police officers. In modern healthcare and law enforcement, both occupations require highly sophisticated skills based on advanced levels of education.There is more to contemporary nursing than wiping bottoms with a smile, and to policing than cracking miners’ skulls. Today’s nurses need the knowledge and skills to carry out complex technical and behavioural assessments and interventions. Police are dealing with cybercrime and the immense subtleties of terrorism and sexual abuse. Continue reading…
Source : theguardian.com
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