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Nothing to do with Trump.
Governments focused on uni degrees to the point that most degrees these days are devalued. Polys became Unis, more people have a degree then the less it actually means. Plenty of college lecturers have never worked in the real world so theoretical rather than practical can dominate.
I think UK should remove offshoring for activities. IT offshoring hasn't worked, that's pretty much evidence. I'd like to see us building up our manufacturing sector and I think the education sector needs to reflect that. Practical qualifications need to be massively improved.
I would politely disagree , his campaign march in 2016 was very much on that theme where he promised that his steep tariffs on Chinese goods would help bring jobs back to the U.S .
I know it wont work as the world is a bigger economy now but it was his theme and idea to deal with unemployment in the "Rust Belt" which has been in decline since the 80's , its a bit like UK and some parts of Europe , its sold it manufacturing base to India , China and Asia for cheaper white goods and clothing .
I've had the view manufacturing in UK should be prioritised for years before Trump became President... ditto education reforms.
What coronavirus has shown is that it's folly to put eggs in one basket, relying on China for manufacturing is ridiculous.
We need to get away from everyone being brought up and pushed to do university degrees unit for purpose and recognise that for many, vocational pathways are far, far more important - and they should be given equal status.
yes up skilling folk in the manufacturing arena's woudl be great , as Japan lets start to bring it back to the shores ,yes we may pay more as our wage / employee costs are much higher , but you cant have the cake and the bun , this rush for cheaper goods has costs us ..
Oh I agree with that, they also probably earn more and pay significantly less to obtain that knowledge/skillset. The University system is a mess, Labour started the cock up and the Lib Dem's and Tories have doubled down on it to leave us with something that just isn't fit for purpose.
I remember challenging a grade once after spending a lot of time researching a specific topic, and the lecturer at my top tier university said I didn't know what I was talking about. So I contacted the professor at MIT in America who was the originator of this particular field of study and he said my work was outstanding, and my understanding of the subject was at PhD level. It was then that I realised that most universities are treadmills, and that it was entirely possible to self-educate oneself if you have the requisite skillset.