We ask Londoners their thoughts on higher education and the workplace.
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00:00Interestingly, I now work, having gone to university, I now work in construction and
00:06I can see why it's so beneficial to do these apprenticeships as opposed to going to university
00:13because a lot of the skill sets that people are learning at university are not necessarily
00:18as in demand as they once were.
00:20So it's that kind of supply and demand differences in our local economy.
00:25As a parent with a child who's in university, I believe apprenticeships is the way to go.
00:31Even with the university degree, I think you should do an apprenticeship.
00:34The majority of people, and I'm talking with a 22-year-old boy who's going through university
00:38right now, his thing is once he's finished university, then he's going to have to find
00:43a job.
00:44But most jobs want work experience or some experience in that field.
00:47Unless you do a degree that's sandwiched where you get the experience and then you get those
00:51doors open, you're basically being fed, you're coming out with a lot of debt with no means
00:56to pay it and you're starting at an entry-level job.