When he first came to power, Mr Blair proudly stated his party’s big focus was “Education, Education, Education�. A praiseworthy enough focus and definitely not something a person would couple alongside the horrors of frustration and increasing personal debt. But over time, as more and more colleges have gained university status, and student loans have become effortlessly available to so many more, schools have encouraged many more young people to go for degrees without really spelling out the cost.

There isn’t any doubt that we should have a much more educated society, but are young people really receiving the very best advice? Let’s be honest; it’s not a difficult sell to persuade a young adult to leave the family home and live with a bunch of friends, not bother about obtaining a job for three or four years and get discounted beer at the university bar. A bit of a basic interpretation perhaps – obviously there’s a spot of lectures to go to, and a degree of juggling to keep afloat, then the rewards will be worth it in years to come. But is that really so? For many families, the price of university education can go on for many years after graduation, both socially and financially.

Student Loans (the best method of lending for university undergraduates), fees for tuition, lodgings and the cost of life in general over the time spent studying can set you back well over thirty grand – with no guarantee of employment. It’s ironic that intellectual adolescents too often find themselves back home and unemployed. Not only do fathers and mothers continue having to pay for everything, but unemployed adult children in the house again can obviously get in the way!

Formal education can be a fulfilling experience for young people, and is the only way for many of our professions. But we should know that in some areas, there are other, sometimes better alternatives. In the computer industry, employers are crying out for commercially qualified IT professionals. Those who’ve been to University frequently have to top up their computer training skills to be industry ready and fare in the job market against Microsoft, CompTIA or Cisco professionals. The sorry thing is they might have saved themselves three years and not had a really large debt if they’d studied with a commercial interactive computer training provider. Perhaps drinking in the university bar isn’t quite so cheap after all – it’s true the family bank account would be a lot less exhausted, and there’d probably be more space on the sofa!.

(C) Scott Edwards - www.learninglolly.com. Scott Edwards has been involved in the IT and Training Industry for 30 years.

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