[Funky Drummer]

I'm not one of those people who thinks "I'm gonna get my degree and I'll get straight into a job." I know that, especialy in the media industry, it doesn't work that way - people are looking for talent, experience, something different, enthusiasm...

I've already got a fair bit of experience in Radio, both professional and ameteur. I did consider not going to university and going straight intio professional radio, but then I figured that I can work my way into professional radio whilst still being a student, and that way not only do I have the experience etc, etc but I will have also (hopefuly!) gained my degree which might give me an extra edge over many other people. It would also mean that if I don't get into the area of media I want to straight away, I can use my degree to try and get in from another angle.

As someone pointed out, I'm also doing politics and french which could be quite useful for entering the media (social aspects, communications aspects, etc) and may give me an extra boost over someone else on an application form.

[Adam]

I was going to say you have had the experience under your belt which is often fairly useful.

Media A-levels arent always seen as easy by some people...

[Sidders]

Don't worry, you could always work for the government. My brother did meteorology and now works in transport planning for Oxfordshire county counsil.

[MK Chris]

He works for the Government, yet still got pulled by the pigs? Jesus, they're even picking on their own now.

[Morals]

Welcome back Funky! I'd do another piss-take of your sig if I could upload files to my sodding web server..... Grrrrrrr.

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

He works for the Government, yet still got pulled by the pigs? Jesus, they're even picking on their own now.

pillock.

[Sidders]

Cheers Gaspode.

Welcome back Funky! I'd do another piss-take of your sig if I could upload files to my sodding web server..... Grrrrrrr.

You could always email it to me and I'll sort it out.

[Ickle Angel]

Welcome back Funky . I did wonder where you had gone

[Gigglyboots]

Heya Funky,

I'll be good to you. Nice degree choice there, sounds pretty tricky. Wish you all the best for that, how long is it for? (Sorry, if it's been stated before and I am just being dozy...) Stirlings a nice place, been there before.

Hope uni life treats you well, I hope it beats five higher hell, lol.

Gem.

[Funky Drummer]

thanks gemma!

The course is four years

[Gigglyboots]

Four years, It'll soon pass. Politics is always something I find interesting, you'll have to tell me how it goes at that sort of level. The closest I get is Higher Modern Studies, lol.

[Adam]

thanks gemma!

The course is four years

with placement, eh?

[Sheep]

Hi, im kinda new so i dont know you and you dont know me but hi anyway

[Stevo_trash]

nowdays people treat degree's as a gnvq.

'History? You can't do anything with that!'

All degree's shouldn't be considered as training for the work place. In the old days there were fewer subjects (ie history, english) and the goal was to show a potential employer that you can sucessfully undertake difficult studies and suceed, meaning it is likely that you would learn and suceed in their work enviornment.

alas employers want people with numpty qualifications in a specific field. There's a nvq for administration. BLEEDING ADMINISTRATION! You can get a qualification for holding a frigging stapler! A friggin stapler.

Altough my job's not ideal, i often like to lounge around my house in a smoking jacket and reflect on world affairs. Something which would not have been possible if it wern't for my history degree.

I would however like to be tony robinson's sidekick in time team. We could be the new ant and dec of historical studies. C'mon tone', you know you want to.

[Gigglyboots]

But administration is all about secretarial things like minutes, and organisation of tasks., it's more technology based than staplers.

I know this sounds naive, but what exactly is a GNVQ..sure it's another qualification, but I mean what is it like in terms of usefulness and time?

[Stevo_trash]

oh noooo! Minutes, organisation of tasks! I hope there's a lecture on commonsense, 'my key doesn't fit in this lock' and 'The Dangers of Hole Punching'! My pretty little head can't cope with such pressure.

Technology! I'm sure back in the day, Brunel was tempted to call a hault to his bridge building in favour of resolving the problems of dried blu-tak. Altough we'd have no bridge structures, at least office consumables would be used much more effecient.

[Sheep]

I know this sounds naive, but what exactly is a GNVQ..?

im not quite sure but you could do I.C.T or I.C.T GNVQ and with the GNVQ one you got double what you got for the other one. two GCSE i think, its all a bit confusing and complicated.

[Morals]

GNVQ = Got No Vocational Qualifications

[Adam]

GNVQ = Got No Vocational Qualifications

Says the man from dmu..

GNVQ = Generally not very qualfied

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

lets all laugh at the naff qualifications... its all messed up nowadays they change things so often there is no way of comparing peoples qualifications. thats why you do a degree then apply for a job an have to sit more exams for that......

note: this post is serious.... im bored of this now.

[Lew]

if it's possible i have the most laughable qualification ever

GNVQ Media

[~JACQUI~]

my brothers doing ICT GNVQ, and he says its easy!

[kendra k]

why would one get a gnvq then?

your educational system is rather silly.

[Gigglyboots]

I wouldn't really see the point of doing one if it is regarded as easy, education isn't supposed to be simple is it? It used to be, it's not anymore when it's Higher/A Levels.

[Morals]

It used to make sense. Do 9 GCSE's, do 3 A levels, do a Degree and so on. Now days they've messed about with it too much. It still makes more sense than the Americans education system though. Hands up if anyone (except Kendra and Spoon) knows how the GPA system works?