No doubt many will remember that in the "old days" out in Saudi Arabia (then, as now, predominately following American ways and means) our HNC's were deemed to equate to Associate Degrees (whatever
they were).
But I was informed by my old office in Riyadh a few years ago that the "requirements" of the MOH for the kind of jobs that I used to do was (is) now a Masters degree or higher (eh?). A farce, yes; but not just in the UK, it would seem.
Or perhaps that could be read another way:- whilst standards are being raised in other parts of the world, here in the UK the Great Dumbing Down continues (everyone gets a prize, remember).
Meanwhile Barney, that man or woman you seek are generally found passing through Dover in the backs of lorries (that's
trucks, for our non-English readers). They can be delivered (ready to go) directly to your door, should you so wish.
