By The Editor
The debate over the necessity and merit of university degrees has been re-started after comments from the head of a leading education research body, which is soon to host a debate on the topic that degrees may be “grossly overrated”. So do young people need to pursue degrees to achieve the best career, and do employers need university-taught graduates?
Dr Tom Karmel, managing director of the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), said this week there was a risk in greater numbers of people pursuing university degrees who wouldn’t get a “good return” from it.
The NCVER is staging a debate on the topic in Adelaide in July, asking if increased number of Australians with a degree makes us a “clever country, or merely a “credentialed country”?
It’s an interesting debate to explore, especially from an employer perspective, with many practical skills commonly taught in vocational education or through apprenticeships currently highly in demand.
Posted by The Editor 
