• Question: do you think you would get the job your in if you didn't have qualifications?

    Asked by marniem to Tonia, Sam, Emily, Ejay, Edgars, Charnett on 7 Jun 2019.
    • Photo: Edgars Kelmers

      Edgars Kelmers answered on 7 Jun 2019:

      No, there is no way I would get a job as an engineer without having a degree.
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      I want to be an implant designer, so even 5 years of Bachelor and Master degree is not enough, therefore I will study PhD for further 3 years.

    • Photo: Tonia Tzemanaki

      Tonia Tzemanaki answered on 8 Jun 2019:

      No, I wouldn’t. My studies and work so far have given me invaluable foundation without which I would not be able to do what I do.

    • Photo: Emily McNee

      Emily McNee answered on 8 Jun 2019:

      No I wouldn’t but the type of qualifications could be different. I would hope that if I had chosen an apprentice route I would still be able to do the job I currently do rather than having to go to university.

    • Photo: Ejay Nsugbe

      Ejay Nsugbe answered on 8 Jun 2019:

      Well I definitely could not do the precise kind of job i’m doing now without my qualifications, BUT-we do have some apprentice level support technicians who assist with the design of hardware to support researchers on projects like mine-and without a doubt that turns out to also be a meaningful contribution in the end.

    • Photo: Charnett Chau

      Charnett Chau answered on 9 Jun 2019:

      No, I’m still in academia (working as a researcher at the university). I did my Biochemical Engineering degree for 4 years and got my Masters, I even did Biomedical Engineering in Toronto, now finishing off my PhD in Biochemical Engineering.
      To stay at the university we need a degree.

    • Photo: Sam Gaughan

      Sam Gaughan answered on 10 Jun 2019:

      No, you need a degree to become a PhD researcher, and you need some qualifications to get that degree. You need that background to be able to understand everything later.

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