This McDonald's stuff?

Well, yes and no.

There won't be a diploma in McDonalds or anything like that, but the government will use the training power of companies to supply relevant elements of the new Diploma.

Posted By: Hertz van Rental on January 28th 2008 at 13:03:03

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Second time I've brought this up I know (General Chat) - King, Jan 28, 12:07:13
- It's an interesting proposal (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Jan 28, 12:42:38
  - So what you're saying is that... (General Chat) - King, Jan 28, 13:01:25
    - This McDonald's stuff? (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Jan 28, 13:03:03
      - Hmm (General Chat) - King, Jan 28, 13:13:44
        
        All that means is that they hope it'll encourage more people to (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 28, 13:16:33
        
        Hopefully it will encourage more people to not just take up their company's training (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Jan 28, 13:18:33
  - Additionally (General Chat) - Gunnys mullet, Jan 28, 12:54:08
    - *cough* (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Jan 28, 12:59:57
  - Hang fucking about. Some who sounds like they actually know what they're talking about. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 28, 12:47:05
    - I meant to say 'thass all bawlocks', but it came out wrong. (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Jan 28, 12:50:07
- Thin end of the wedge this (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jan 28, 12:36:34
- To progress and get into management (General Chat) - scruffy, Jan 28, 12:22:12
  - Indeed (General Chat) - King, Jan 28, 12:37:29
    - Because they might apply for another job (General Chat) - pants, Jan 28, 12:47:41
      - If I had, for five years, I wouldn't admit to it on my CV. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 28, 12:48:57
        
        haha exactly, but if you had customer service diploma on your cv (General Chat) - pants, Jan 28, 12:53:38
        
        No apostrophe in rotas. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 28, 12:54:48
        
        I don't proof read innit (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jan 28, 12:56:16
        
        I'm sorry to inform you (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jan 28, 12:58:55
    - Well, technically, this country needs more people with good qualifications (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Jan 28, 12:45:23
      - And how does this differ from current vocational qualifications? (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jan 28, 12:50:56
        
        That BBC article is pretty disingenuous about how this will work (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Jan 28, 12:59:20
        
        GATHER ROUND EVERYONE, INTELLIGENCE ABOVE, COME SEE! (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jan 28, 13:05:11
        
        I can completely understand why you have a problem with them though. (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Jan 28, 13:04:04
        
        It strikes me as being a 'new' type of apprenticeship (General Chat) - camcan, Jan 28, 12:56:16
        
        If it really takes off will you be able to take a McBSc. a McMSc. and eventually a McPh.D? (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 28, 12:53:04
        
        It only says level 3 standard, which is nvq level, so no letters (General Chat) - pants, Jan 28, 12:57:02
        
        I was merely having a giggle by putting Mc in front of stuff. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 28, 13:01:26
        
        haha (n/m) (General Chat) - scruffy, Jan 28, 14:34:04
        
        Doubtful (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jan 28, 12:56:19
      - Sorry, I mean a greater number of people with good qualifications (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Jan 28, 12:45:57
        
        I disagree. I think you need more mongs to clean the bogs. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 28, 12:47:50
        
        Those are usually immigrants, the mongs are claiming benefit (General Chat) - pants, Jan 28, 12:49:33
        
        Not very PC there. You mean "Economic Migrants" (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 28, 12:50:48
        
        There will always be mongs to clean the bogs... (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Jan 28, 12:49:16
        
        For as long as we have McDonalds. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Jan 28, 12:51:44
- I think it's more to do with management skills rather than academic (General Chat) - bongo33, Jan 28, 12:20:54
- check out the comment by "dan"... (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 28, 12:20:04
  - Hexcuse me, that's Dan MSc. (Hons) (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 28, 12:23:33
    - I know I shouldn't, but I really get annoyed whenever a story about education pops up, and (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 28, 12:29:06
  - There's always gonna be one smug cunt who comments though (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jan 28, 12:21:06
    - Hello! (n/m) (General Chat) - King, Jan 28, 12:40:14
    - so it seems (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 28, 12:22:59
- Do you think Oxford and Cambridge will start asking for a minimum of 4 McDonalds stars? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ben, Jan 28, 12:19:17
  - The point of them isn't exactly to go to uni though (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jan 28, 12:22:05
    - really? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ben, Jan 28, 12:24:16
- I guess if you do the course, get the level, you'll be in a better position (General Chat) - pants, Jan 28, 12:10:58
- Ask PK (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 28, 12:10:03

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