John,
Thanks for your advice.
I think we are thinking of going down the road
of employing at GCSE / ONC level and giving relevant training and quals, upto and including HNC. The type of route taken by engineers in industry. As far as degrees are concerned I am
still not convinced on what they prove for someone to do the type of work we do, I think what im trying to get over is that we want people who can use their hands and their brains. If they want to develop to degree level thats upto the individual to pursue later on, uless the powers that be say we need a degree.
I myself dont have one and dont foresee doing one.
