FAO Hertz Van Rental

well, it's possible that the BBC has entirely misrepresented this scheme or that I've misunderstood, in which case some of my worries may be unfounded. While work experience as part of formal education is a very good thing in my opinion, companies involved in it have always been in the background, happy with relatively cheap labour in return for their on-the-job training. In which case, what's so different about this scheme? Just what is the role of McDonalds? It still seems to me that their own internal courses are being used in place of college courses and therefore it is, indeed, a McQualification. Will they also be getting a big wedge of cash from the government in order to fund these courses?

I'm skeptical of companies like McDonald's being in any way involved in education. I'm skeptical of their motives - they provide school books for under 16s in the States where McDonald's brand is promoted at every opportunity.

Posted By: BerlinCanary on January 28th 2008 at 14:01:53

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FAO Hertz Van Rental (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jan 28, 14:01:53
- sorry, this is quite a long tedious message (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Jan 28, 14:45:32
  - And just to add... (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Jan 28, 14:47:23
    - sorry, more (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Jan 28, 14:54:49
      - Thanks for all that (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jan 28, 15:29:32
        
        They have been checked by.. (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Jan 28, 15:47:05
        
        Ok, it doesn't sound unreasonable in those terms (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jan 28, 16:04:19
        
        Heh, yep, it's important to remember that (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Jan 28, 16:10:53
      - all seems pretty reasonable to me (General Chat) - blindasabat, Jan 28, 15:05:23
- having not kept uptodate with any of this... (General Chat) - blindasabat, Jan 28, 14:36:09
- "I'm skeptical of companies like McDonald's being in any way involved in education" (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 28, 14:24:19
  - Well, they already do (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jan 28, 15:33:18
  - ^^^^^^^ is spot on. (General Chat) - megson, Jan 28, 15:29:32
  - I think BC is fearing the advertising effect, such as US schools awarding exclusive soft (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 28, 14:35:49
    - ...which has nothing to do with the Government recognising (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 28, 14:40:10
      - I don't think so either. I think I read it the same way you did. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 28, 14:48:22

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