When everybody wants a degree
Today going to university seemed to be a norm. Every parent wants their child to be academically successful. Have you given a thought that we, perhaps, don’t need too many university undergraduates? And that perhaps diplomas students are more than enough?
Suppose Singapore only needs 0.1% to have Masters, 10% to have Bachelors. But the population has this desire to push themselves to a university. In the end there’s just not much people with the diplomas, not much people willing to do the more labor-intensive work.
The solution is to bring foreign workers into Singapore.
So why are people complaining about foreign workers in Singapore? They are here because we have this perception that a university degree is most essential.
Getting a university degree to maintain competitiveness? Nah, that’s probably a misconception. Getting university degree simply increase competitiveness amongst the degree holders.
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Ya… it’s becoming normal in Malaysia too. Too bad the only solution to import foreign labors, if not the government would force people who’re “not so smart” to work as construction workers.
Oct 10