New Raf All Ranks Degree Opportunities

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Better by Degrees

I agree - a university degree is a a key element to get through the CV screening process - just ask personnel who have recently left the Service and attempted to get middle-management appointments.

LFittNI - I concur that the name of the university is important. A son of neighbour of mine recently attended a university college in Owestry for a degree in motor mechanics (no joke) and the administration, quality of lectureship etc was simply abysmal. He has wasted 2 years of his life there before deciding to leave and try elsewhere.

I was fortunate to attend, inter alaia, an Oxbridge college and the cachet and the networking that accompanies it is beyond value. Similarly, the red brick universities remain a solid investment; the former polys are still questionable, especially when linked to 'life experience' based degrees. University, especially full-time, is more about how you learn, rather than what you learn. A poor working environment, with second-rate staff, does no-one any good.

BSc, MSc (Hons), MPhil (Cantab) Dip Civ Eng