At this time of the year many young
people are asking themselves whether
they should take a gap year or even go
to university at all.
University is not the only route to
career success. As you can see
from the facts below, there are serious
time and financial implications for
attending university. Pitman
Training offers a number of courses that
can accelerate your learning and career
prospects while many of your friends at
university are still accumulating larger
and larger debts.
Compare the following:
University Degree:
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Less than 78% of students complete
their degree
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50% of students that finish their
degree get a 1st or a
2:1
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An average degree will take 3 to 4
years
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On average a student will finish
university with a £20,000 debt
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Levels of graduate unemployment are
at record levels
Pitman
Training Diploma:
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95% of students finish their
courses
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95% pass
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A typical Pitman diploma course can
take less than 3 months to complete
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Most of our diploma course fees are
a lot less than the cost of one
year's university charge. There are
also many flexible payment options
available.
Last year the Joint Council for
Qualifications reported a 97% A Level
pass rate with 25% of these being an ‘A’
grade. As 14th August approaches, it is
anticipated that thousands of young
people will get the grades they need to
head off to university and pursue their
dreams. However 22% are likely to drop
out before the end of their second year.
This may be due to the financial
pressures of university life or living
away from home, but many young people
opting for a degree which is not career
specific become disillusioned and start
to question whether it will actually
help them gain a good and well-paid job
at the end.
A report by recruitment firm Manpower
found that only 37% of employers thought
that graduates were leaving university
with the right skills for the workplace
and according to the Chartered Institute
of Personnel and Development’s 2006
Annual Survey, 68% of UK employers find
it hard to recruit staff due to a lack
of specialist skills. Technology is
integral to virtually every modern
business and so practical IT and
business focused skills are in extremely
high demand.
"It is fair to say that the majority of
employers want people who can add
immediate value to their business. If a
candidate has a comprehensive range of
IT or business focused skills they will
be an attractive prospect for a
potential employer – in many cases a
degree is not the most important factor
for an employer. ”
Because Pitman Training qualifications
are well-known and well-respected by
employers, the vast majority of students
go on to get jobs that they really want.
If you want to start earning more,
sooner then get in touch right away.
CALL 01483 572855 TO SPEAK TO A COURSE
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