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Re:Big Tech is getting cozy with computer science departments by djhworld on Friday December 04, 2020 @06:22AM (#25301151)
> should be to prepare people for working in the industry.

There used to be a system of education here in the UK called vocational colleges (or sometimes courses) where you would do exactly this, prepare for work in the industry - and industry would be involved in helping shape the curriculum, giving students work experience etc.

This has fallen out of favour a lot, it still exists for trades activities like plumbing, electrician, bricklaying/building etc. but you won't find a software engineering course

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Re:Big Tech is getting cozy with computer science departments by Mauricebranagh on Friday December 04, 2020 @06:50AM (#25301311)
The entire vocational system in the UK was gutted by Thatcher 40 years ago - the employers did not want to pay the levy

Recently the government tried to bring back "apprenticeships" but this was abused very hard by retailers to pay shelf stackers 1/2 the minimum wage.

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