Sandwich course was the key ingredient for getting a job | Letter
Philip Oliver recalls the days when education and jobs were intertwinedYour article (Go to university! No, get a trade! How can young people survive when all the paths are landmined?,...
By Guardian Staff · The Guardian Opinion
Philip Oliver recalls the days when education and jobs were intertwined Your article ( Go to university! No, get a trade! How can young people survive when all the paths are landmined?, 23 February ) makes a good argument for a university education, but many commentators are missing a crucial lesson from the past. This is not a question of “either/or” but of “and”. In the 1960s, I was lucky enough to undertake a “thick sandwich course” in engineering. The “thick” bit was not, I like to think, a commentary on the capabilities of the participants; it indicated the structure of the programme. Continue reading...