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teems1 wrote:Instead of cutting GATE funding, why not remove funding for the fly by nights?
Seems like throwing out the baby with the bathwater.
Redress10 wrote:Another way is to keep gate and turn it into a loan that needs to be repaid within the next 5 years.
Redress10 wrote:Our whole education system needs to be revamp. Too much taxpayers money is spent on what is basically private education.
This started with the colonial system of only rewarding a few with scholarships to allow further education. Thereby the best and brightest go to England and study and come back to TT and imparted their knowledge. Hence we had the ïsland scholars" who formed the basis of our first leaders and literally copied what they believed was the english system wholesale. Today we are witness the results of that failed experiment. A country that has no idea what it is.
Defund tertiary education and let the state fund those who in accepting this facility make themselves available to be of service to the state. In the US, this is done via the military. You want a university degree, then join the army and put your body on the line for your country. In return you will get a degree. We could do something similar. I don't think there exists a facility in the UK where you can have your degree funded by the state without having to pay it back.
Another way is to keep gate and turn it into a loan that needs to be repaid within the next 5 years. A lot of ppl on "gate" when carnival come around wearing 10k costumes each and every year. That could never be right.
You spot on the committee’s assessment will favor under performing red Goverment supporters offsprings.speedmelter wrote:So scholarships get cut by 75% and the exact content of the additional scholarship package will now be given as bursary grants. And these grants will be given to students based on a committee’s assessment. Well great is the PNM. They going to obviously give their mediocre performing youths the bulk of it and it’s no longer an incentive to study hard for a scholarship because hard work and top performance ain’t longer a factor. Wonderful!
Kenjo wrote:Redress10 wrote:Our whole education system needs to be revamp. Too much taxpayers money is spent on what is basically private education.
This started with the colonial system of only rewarding a few with scholarships to allow further education. Thereby the best and brightest go to England and study and come back to TT and imparted their knowledge. Hence we had the ïsland scholars" who formed the basis of our first leaders and literally copied what they believed was the english system wholesale. Today we are witness the results of that failed experiment. A country that has no idea what it is.
Defund tertiary education and let the state fund those who in accepting this facility make themselves available to be of service to the state. In the US, this is done via the military. You want a university degree, then join the army and put your body on the line for your country. In return you will get a degree. We could do something similar. I don't think there exists a facility in the UK where you can have your degree funded by the state without having to pay it back.
Another way is to keep gate and turn it into a loan that needs to be repaid within the next 5 years. A lot of ppl on "gate" when carnival come around wearing 10k costumes each and every year. That could never be right.
It had low interest loans before gate
Redman wrote:Has any one did a cost benefit on this program?
Are we getting value for what is being spent?
Dizzy28 wrote:This country has consistently fallen on global competitiveness and we still struggle to attract non energy FDI. GDP generation and exports still depend on energy products.
But we have much more people with degrees and received resumes look impressive when a vacancy ad is sent out. Man the last vacant position I sat on a panel on received three PhDs.none of whom got to the 2nd stage of the interview process.
Depends on what you were looking for the programme could be a success or epic failure.Redman wrote:Has any one did a cost benefit on this program?
Are we getting value for what is being spent?
Redman wrote:There should be some connection between what we need as a country and what the country is asked to pay for.
What is undeniable is that what is subsidized.....is abused, and grossly inefficient and mismanaged.
Gas
Water
Electricity
Why would education be any different.
Redress10 wrote:I personally think a quota system was needed.
For instance if we have an overproduction of doctors then I don't see why each and every year we graduating over 100 doctors when doctors are struggling to find employment.
Why not cut the intake in half for the next couple of years until all doctors are employed and increase the numbers when a shortage becomes apparent. We have this way of doing things that defines us as a banana republic.
Then you rather people branch out into interesting fields such as carnival studies, linguistics and history...where the need is little to none, there must be some sort of order, yes you can study but programmes that would have a beneficial impact on the countryHwells wrote:Redress10 wrote:I personally think a quota system was needed.
For instance if we have an overproduction of doctors then I don't see why each and every year we graduating over 100 doctors when doctors are struggling to find employment.
Why not cut the intake in half for the next couple of years until all doctors are employed and increase the numbers when a shortage becomes apparent. We have this way of doing things that defines us as a banana republic.
quota system, where we force people into certain jobs sounds like a communist decision.
its not in universities interest to cut enrollment, them want to max out numbers to max out money earned through fees charged.
hover11 wrote:Then you rather people branch out into interesting fields such as carnival studies, linguistics and history...where the need is little to none, there must be some sort of order, yes you can study but programmes that would have a beneficial impact on the countryHwells wrote:Redress10 wrote:I personally think a quota system was needed.
For instance if we have an overproduction of doctors then I don't see why each and every year we graduating over 100 doctors when doctors are struggling to find employment.
Why not cut the intake in half for the next couple of years until all doctors are employed and increase the numbers when a shortage becomes apparent. We have this way of doing things that defines us as a banana republic.
quota system, where we force people into certain jobs sounds like a communist decision.
its not in universities interest to cut enrollment, them want to max out numbers to max out money earned through fees charged.
Hwells wrote:hover11 wrote:Then you rather people branch out into interesting fields such as carnival studies, linguistics and history...where the need is little to none, there must be some sort of order, yes you can study but programmes that would have a beneficial impact on the countryHwells wrote:Redress10 wrote:I personally think a quota system was needed.
For instance if we have an overproduction of doctors then I don't see why each and every year we graduating over 100 doctors when doctors are struggling to find employment.
Why not cut the intake in half for the next couple of years until all doctors are employed and increase the numbers when a shortage becomes apparent. We have this way of doing things that defines us as a banana republic.
quota system, where we force people into certain jobs sounds like a communist decision.
its not in universities interest to cut enrollment, them want to max out numbers to max out money earned through fees charged.
Notice how that talk change from something as usefull and productive as doctors, to crap such as carnival studies in an attempt to make a point.
Redress10 wrote:I personally think a quota system was needed.
For instance if we have an overproduction of doctors then I don't see why each and every year we graduating over 100 doctors when doctors are struggling to find employment.
Why not cut the intake in half for the next couple of years until all doctors are employed and increase the numbers when a shortage becomes apparent. We have this way of doing things that defines us as a banana republic.
death365 wrote:Btw ah just f*in with u... There's a needs list on the scholarships tt site. Which states what the country needs
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