Are Educational Qualifications Important?

FireIce SG

ILikeHippo SG

Haiz, nowadays, getting a degree qualifications is hard, not getting one is harder.

The Code SG

Other countries might not think the same. For example, in case if people still think China's education system are backward, they already tried to implement online interactive learning for all level from primary to senior high school with a cost : http://www.zhihaole.net , so is in India where they have rare breed of bright intelligent student called the Dakshana Scholars : http://www.dakshana.org . Even currently UK's GSCE students had to spead three years instead of two for their maths and English, while US is learning Singapore's maths curriculum for their future maths teaching.

aceyourecons SG

Oh well. Singapore is an extremely punishing place without a degree.

Jackywilsontutorial SG

Yes it is important and we must not neglect it.

The Code SG

WDA, one of an government agency is already taken steps to encourage learning in interactive way : http://learnnow.sg

Helping Children with Reading Comprehension : http://www.childrenlearningreading.com/teach-children-reading/help-for-reading-comprehension.html

And this is for those who are interested in taking online lessons : http://iversity.org

Sgexampapersnet SG

A degree is definitely a must in the corporate world.

Sarahwee80 SG

Getting a degree will help your future so yeah its important.

Apple621 SG

It's like the impression for people ofcos, higher qualifications would definitely be more attractive.

kspeeder SG

If we see "qualifications" as things to make your résumé prettier, then I would say its awfully important. But that's depending on where and what you wanna do. Obviously with qualifications you will be attracted by many many companies. But then there's the other stuff that's important for you to keep the job you got.

Lets call this the "normal" path. Normal being you study till you max your stats, then you get a kick-ass job and you study some more from your job. Then you get promoted you get pay rise, and you use that money for anything but your job. Until you retire.

Then there's the "Genius" path. You have a talent, you create the next big thing and people worship you. You become a multi billionaire at the same time you leave school and say," I'm gonna be the next Bill Gates". You either fail or, if you actually are a genius, enjoy being rich.

Theres the last path called "Dreams come true" path. You have a talent, or an interest/passion, you realised the earlier you quit school and focus on your talent the faster you'll make a living out of it. And also so that you have more time to sponge of your parents till you become too old and have a chat with macdonalds. This path requires the most amount of effort and focus. But it's the most rewarding because you actually for sure end up doing what you want to do. But if you fail, your gonna wish you had the qualifications to fall back on, and try again later.

ImperialPheonix SG

yeah....nowadays...there are even comapnies which dont accept non-degree holders

charlize SG

Erica Lin SG

I would think that having a degree is important. Most job positions look for degree-holders. And in one recent survey, degree holders command a higher starting pay than a non-degree holder. If you have the qualifications, it would give you an advantage.

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SJS6638 SG

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Generally, Degree is a stepping stone to earning big big bucks.

UnoriginalBeancurd SG

Important very important. Just do the best in study for future

FocusGroup SG

A degree gets you the interview, but ultimately its how you carry yourself during the interview that will get you your ideal job

theExplorium SG

I agree to some part. A basic degree can open door but after get in, if performance sucks, it's also an invitation to get fired. That's for the private sector. I have not worked for the public sector so I'm not sure.

Now as a boss, there's 2 things that I appreciate my staff to have - attitude at work and the ability to continuous learn.

We have staff who has diploma that got promoted and paid more than the degree holder, because we go by performance.

35sadboy SG

It depends on whether you want to be a "specialist".

Jobs such like a lecturer, engineer or finance analyst needs sufficient knowledge to take on the job which require great amount of knowledge and skills.

Without the relevant degree, you may be at most an assistant or not get any related job at all.

Certain jobs such as sales related, the knowledge may not be as important as soft skills such as communication. Hence having a relevant degree or not is not the main factor.

Two people with equal skills, one with degree and the other without, as an employer how would you choose?

Those without degree can still succeed, just that to convince the employer and the starting point in a career may be different.