Posted on 01/25/2023 7:30:26 AM PST by mikelets456
“In Pennsylvania, the people should decide what path is best for them, not have it decided by some arbitrary requirement or any arbitrary limitation,” Shapiro said during the executive order signing ceremony last week.
What Shapiro did is a great idea, and any states that have not already done this should follow suit. Regardless of whether a politician is a Democrat or a Republican, they should care about the credentialism plaguing our workforce.
Arbitrary degree requirements are an expensive barrier to entry that disproportionately affect the working class. In a country where people carry nearly $2 trillion in student loan debt, higher education costs are a problem. Therefore, it makes sense for the government to enact policies that help people earn a living
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Too much money ‘available’ for 4 year degrees.
Degree requirements should really only matter for applicants who are like 25 and under. Anyone older than that should have enough work experience to either qualify or not qualify.
Here’s another “increase employment” idea: Reduce unemployment benefits dollar amount and the length of time you can draw them.
So, the requirement to have a license of some sort or to prove that you’re somewhat proficient in a certain task or procedure, by passing some type of exam, has been removed?
Not saying I necessarily disagree with the proposal, what happens when something goes sideways and someone wants to sue?
“Sorry sir/mam, you went to someone that said they were good at something, turns out they don’t know anything about anything, you’re screwed. Next.”
I agree. I have several friends and family members that own businesses. They used to base hiring mostly on degrees. Now it’s history and work ethics...they don’t have time anymore to mess around with spoiled college kids with no experience that want to play on their phones all day and dream of being rich.
To style hair in some states requires 2000 hrs, a whole year at 40 hrs per week
You can become a paramedic and pronounce someone dead and administer powerful medications with 500 hours training
Yup—now if they can just ban discrimination against white people....
I believe it’s for state workers....but I have seen college degreed and uneducated (alike) make some real stupid mistakes. Work experience, accountability and work ethics can’t be taught in a classroom. Those that sold us on college and success was a total lie. Going to college does not guarantee you will be successful...striving to excel and succeed is a far greater asset.
Require community service for unemployment payments. That is what they were doing in Denmark. One week off for job hunting and one week in a job pool doing community service.
Work experience, accountability and work ethics can’t be taught in a classroom.
Winner, Winner
Easing the degree requirement is one thing.
That benefits the bureaucracy a number of ways.
What PA DIDN’T get rid of, an example...
I’ll cheer when a state gets its own damn government off people’s necks.
Folks, you’re not thinking this through...
That guy was backed by the RINO’s and Democrats of my state and it is what it is.
I dislike the political realities of this state.
Reality is what we need to face in this matter of government jobs.
My wife worked in the government bureaucracy here in PA without a college degree learned the ropes of her department could have been the boss but didn’t have the degree.
In her clerical role she did leadership work for the less competent college educated leadership.
Outside the government my son who left school in 9th Grade makes more money than I did working two jobs because he was promoted into his salaried supervisory job based on his experience.
It’s the world we live in today education can help career advancement but it’s not the only way up.
“ they don’t have time anymore to mess around with spoiled college kids with no experience that want to play on their phones all day and dream of being rich.”
So true. I help screen the drafts people that try to work in this company. Those with degrees and no experience don’t last long. On the other hand, some with long and many previous jobs don’t last long either. It’s a challenge to hire people who can:
Show up
Learn a product line
Draw corresponding drawings accurately
Learn from their mistakes
about 600 or so to be a cop and *make* someone dead with impunity.
So what is the largest pool of people without a degree? I would think it’s illegal aliens.
I actually see very few degree requirements.
This harm women? Don’t women get more degrees than men?
Many of the degree requirements came in when courts determined that testing of prospective employees was discriminatory. If you can’t test an employee, you can’t require degrees and you can’t fire the unqualified the only way to hire will be to go through a contracting agency and try them out for a month or two. Then you can make a formal offer. But by then the employee may realize his boss is an idiot and not want a full time job.
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