When he originally became Prime Minister, Tony Blair proudly stated his party’s big focus was “Education, Education, Education�. A worthy enough focus and obviously not something we would immediately link to frustration and growing personal debt. But as time has gone on, as more colleges have acquired university status, and student loans have become effortlessly available to so many more, schools have encouraged a lot more young people to go for degrees without really spelling out the cost.

There’s no doubt that we should have a more educated society, but are young people actually receiving the best advice? Let’s be honest; it isn’t a tricky sell to encourage the youth of today to leave home and live with their pals, not bother about finding a job for three or four years and get discounted beer at the university bar. A bit of a basic interpretation perhaps – inevitably there’s a spot of lessons to attend, and a degree of juggling to keep afloat, then the rewards will be worth it in years to come. But is that true For many families, the real cost of university education can go on for many years after graduation, both in financial and social terms.

The student loan system (the best method of lending for students at university), fees for tuition, lodgings and day to day living expenses over the time spent studying can set you back well over thirty grand – without any guarantee of employment. It’s not a funny joke that intellectual adolescents too often are forced to return home because they can’t find work. Not only do fathers and mothers find themselves still stumping up the cash, but frustrated adult children in the house again can definitely make things awkward!

A university education can be a fulfilling experience for young people, and is the only route for many of our professions. But schools and parents need to be aware that in some disciplines, there are other, often more advanced alternatives. In the world of Information Technology, employers are desperate for professionally qualified IT professionals. University graduates often end up having to supplement their computer training skills to be industry ready and fare in the job market with Microsoft, CompTIA or Cisco professionals. The sad fact is they might have qualified two to three years earlier and not had a unmanageable debt if they’d studied with a distance learning computer training provider. Perhaps alcohol in the student union bar isn’t such good value after all – surely the bank of mum and dad would be a lot less depleted, and there’d certainly be more room on the sofa!.

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

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