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When he originally came to power, Mr Blair proudly announced that his party’s message was “Education, Education, Education�. A commendable enough focus and seemingly not something one would immediately link to frustration and high personal debt. But over time, as more institutions have acquired university status, and student loans have become easily available to everyone, schools have encouraged many more young people to go for degrees without really pointing out the cost.

It’s not in question that we should have a more educated society, but is everyone really receiving the very best advice? Let’s be honest; is it such a tricky sell to persuade an eighteen year old to leave the family home and live with their pals, not bother about obtaining a job for several years and get cheap beer at the university bar. A simplified interpretation perhaps – inevitably there’s a spot of lessons to attend, and a careful balance to keep afloat, then the rewards will be worth it eventually. But is that really so? For a lot of families, the real cost of university education continues for a long time after graduation, both socially and financially.

Student Loans (the best method of lending for students at university), tuition fees, lodgings and general costs of living over three or four years can set you back well over £30,000 – with no guarantee of a job. It’s not a funny joke that young people with great ambitions too often find themselves back home and unemployed. Not only do parents find themselves still stumping up the cash, but time on their hands adult children in the house again can definitely make things awkward!

A university education can be a rewarding time for young people, and is the only way for many of our professions. But schools and parents need to be aware that in some subjects, there are other, frequently better alternatives. In the world of Information Technology, employers are crying out for professionally qualified IT professionals. Those who’ve been to University frequently have to bolster their IT training skills to be ready for work and fare in the job market against Microsoft, CompTIA or Cisco professionals. The sorry thing is they would have qualified two to three years earlier and not been burdened with a five figure debt had they gone straight to a global online computer training provider. Maybe the beer in the college bar isn’t such good value after all – surely the family bank account would be a lot less exhausted, and life would be lot more comfortable for all.

(C) Scott Edwards – www.learninglolly.com. Scott Edwards has been involved in the IT and Training Industry for 30 years.

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