Spontaneous Musings

I think the Germans still have the best vocational education. We used to have good vocational education. Then it got neglected in the New Labour years because they were pushing for everyone to go to university and because the old industries that trained apprentices were giving way to the new economy where it was cheaper to hire immigrants than train our own youngsters. This is slowly being remedied and there are a lot more chances now than ten years ago, but it will take a while to really spread and settle in, and there is still a lot to be done.