That's OK. As long as you (the tax-payer) foots the bill, I would probably lap it up!
I don't know what the current policy is, but previous here any course that lead to a vocational qualification like HND/degree had to be paid for by the individual. Not so appealing when you have to pay for it yourself!
No problem. "Idiots" would fail the course, so there would be no obligation then to take them on. Those who "scarper" would simply be prosecuted for breach of contract.
Unfortunately there's always going to questions about educational standards and it does seem that it's possible for the mentally challenged to slip through the cracks. As for contracts how long do you set the minimum contract? For sponsorship of most degrees this is normally about two years, but its still questioned if a company benefits in some instances or if they just break even.
Anyway I think at the moment we are currently in a period of VRCT sleep, with only a little interest being paid to it. If a register of clinical technologists actually makes it to parliament we might see more interest with perhaps alternatives routes to the EWP route.
