Too Many Graduates, Too Many Universities? College Principal in Attack On Higher Education Students Churned Out to 'Stack Supermarket Shelves'

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THEY were told a university degree would act as a passport into a better career. But hundreds of young Scots are finding that the reality is very different, with many discovering the only work they can get is in bars or shops.

Now a college principal has attacked the higher-education system, saying Scotland has too many universities and produces too many graduates who are destined for jobs "stacking supermarket shelves".

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Too Many Graduates, Too Many Universities? College Principal in Attack On Higher Education Students Churned Out to 'Stack Supermarket Shelves'

Mick Roebuck, of Kilmarnock College, says that, as a result, the country has a shortage of people with skills such as plumbing, which is harming the economy.

In a submission to the Scottish E...

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