Wanted: Students for jobs in science. Reward: $1,000
I recently read that students are to be given 1,000 Euro to study physics as a subject. GMIT has guaranteed this money to each student who undertakes its degree course in physics and instrumentation. Why are they doing this? Well there is a demand for these skills and a lack of students taking the course. GMIT feel that putting this carrot in place will increase the numbers of students taking this course and these graduates will meet the demand in the jobs market.
I often wonder if initiatives like this have any positive outcome. I regularly meet individuals who have taken the wrong course or entered the wrong career. I feel an initiative like this will perhaps amplify this problem. I appreciate that we need to meet the demand for industries with a skill shortage but not with individuals who are not interested or suited to the roles. Monetary reward may increase the flow of graduates but are they the right people. Will we see another generation of miserable workers?
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