[Jonty30]

Too often employers require education degrees for jobs they didn’t used to, even though base skills haven’t really changed.

This costs the economy billions, because it keeps people out of the workforce for years more than what is really needed.

[cripplecreek]

Too often employers require education degrees for jobs they didn’t used to, even though base skills haven’t really changed.

Yup, give me an ambitious teenager who can read, do basic math, and follow directions, and I'll make him an expert at any job I have expertise in. (If he or she has the interest)

I'm a high school dropout and I've learned to set up, maintain, and operate some pretty high tech machinery including robotics.

[RightOnTheBorder]

Instead of requiring degrees companies used to be able to give $50 aptitude/IQ tests. Then it became legal to sue them for discrimination when favored minorities did not score as high as whites or asians.