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The first is that students do not walk away with an internationally recognised paper qualification.
Even now, it is not a million miles from the official attitude to anything that doesn't involve an economically useful skill and a paper qualification.
It was also indicative that societal preference for paper qualification, lack of positive self concept, lack of effective study skills, inadequate preparation andlaziness are some of the causes of examination malpractice among university students.
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The preoccupation with paper qualifications is also contributing to the Neets problem - young people not in education, employment or training.
Rather, it pays for assessors who mainly spend their time in-store observing and accrediting employees' existing skills in order to award paper qualifications.
FE colleges tell me they could do more to help Neets if funding was tied less tightly to the production of paper qualifications.
Critics say that new paper qualifications have raised young people's hopes, but have not led either to university or to a job.
Having sat on innumerable interview panels, I groan as applicants with sound paper qualifications are painfully unable to present themselves in a group, speak well, write clearly, or show simple manners and charm.
One particular problem with the government's approach to post-school education has been an obsession with paper qualifications, which makes it harder for colleges to provide some of the essential information that people need.
Its Confucian heritage, which emphasises rote learning and hierarchy, may partly explain why many graduates, despite good paper qualifications and English language skills, are often cautious about taking the initiative.
The support can vary – from advice on CV writing and job-hunting techniques to practical training so that individuals can turn their workplace experience into paper qualifications to impress potential new employers.
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