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GaryD brought up a good point about SME.
My take is that too many people are focussed on "paper mill" education (or lack of it), while the immediate problem to my mind is the lack of skills in a mass of youngsters that do not satisfy outstanding market demand.
While all education is important, is academic education focus the URGENT priority? Can that not be gradually improved, while the focus be placed on marketable skills to support SME initiatives?
These skills may take mere months (say a year) for student to gain competence, so could be paying dividends in fairly short times frames.
Of course, it should be all underpinned by market research to understand where the greatest needs lie.
My take is that too many people are focussed on "paper mill" education (or lack of it), while the immediate problem to my mind is the lack of skills in a mass of youngsters that do not satisfy outstanding market demand.
While all education is important, is academic education focus the URGENT priority? Can that not be gradually improved, while the focus be placed on marketable skills to support SME initiatives?
These skills may take mere months (say a year) for student to gain competence, so could be paying dividends in fairly short times frames.
Of course, it should be all underpinned by market research to understand where the greatest needs lie.