Opinion
Of nuclear scientists and electricians
PR drivel is a constant background drone in the life of a journalist. One subject that gets dredged up regularly is why universities don`t turn out employable junior programmers. Here`s why.
11 December 2002
“Tertiary institutions fail to equip IT students with industry specific skills,” accuses the press release.
Some guy whose job it is to punt his company`s technology training “maintains that industry qualifications far surpass their tertiary counterparts, especially as far as hands-on experience is concerned”, writes the PR.
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