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Excerpted from WSJ, “… College is a Waste of Time”, Aug. 13, 2008 

Re:  “evidence of competence” … and apprenticeships:

Young people entering the job market should have a known, trusted measure of their qualifications they can carry into job interviews. That measure should express what they know, not where they learned it or how long it took them. They need a certification, not a degree.

The model is the CPA exam that qualifies certified public accountants  … employers can assess where the applicant falls in the distribution of accounting competence. You may have learned accounting at an anonymous online university, but your CPA score gives you a way to show employers you’re a stronger applicant than someone from an Ivy League school.

Here’s the reality: Everyone in every occupation starts as an apprentice. Those who are good enough become journeymen. The best become master craftsmen. This is as true of business executives and history professors as of chefs and welders.

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Full article (worth reading):
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121858688764535107.html?mod=opinion_main_commentaries

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