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We don't need no education.
Apr. 11th, 2007 09:11 amNo one would argue that life long learning is a must for remaining competitive in modern corporate environment. But what are the best methods?
When I look at my University diploma, there is ~4000 hours of lectures and other classes (5 years, though I did not get a degree).
In 5 years of full time job with my present employer, I've been studying for ~600 hours:
~150 hours of technical and soft skills training with company education system.
~300 hours of technical training with department.
~80 hours of trainings I've delivered and ~100 hours I had to spend preparing helped me to understand the things I was teaching.
Comparison looks fair: 5 years of full time study vs 5 years full time work with one employer.
And I don't feel like 4000 hours are 7 times more effective then 600 hours. The quality of each of those trainings (content and especially delivery efficiency) was usually higher then those of 80% of the classes I had in the University.
I guess that using similar business training-like approach, similar math and physics background could be taught in one year and 1000 hours. Unfortunately, that does not address other important skills one gets from University study, so dismissing Universities and creating new system of higher education is not as good idea as my attitude to those miserable places suggests.
When I look at my University diploma, there is ~4000 hours of lectures and other classes (5 years, though I did not get a degree).
In 5 years of full time job with my present employer, I've been studying for ~600 hours:
~150 hours of technical and soft skills training with company education system.
~300 hours of technical training with department.
~80 hours of trainings I've delivered and ~100 hours I had to spend preparing helped me to understand the things I was teaching.
Comparison looks fair: 5 years of full time study vs 5 years full time work with one employer.
And I don't feel like 4000 hours are 7 times more effective then 600 hours. The quality of each of those trainings (content and especially delivery efficiency) was usually higher then those of 80% of the classes I had in the University.
I guess that using similar business training-like approach, similar math and physics background could be taught in one year and 1000 hours. Unfortunately, that does not address other important skills one gets from University study, so dismissing Universities and creating new system of higher education is not as good idea as my attitude to those miserable places suggests.
