Flip Burgers in the U.K. and get a degree!

[Atlanteax]

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/01/28/mcdonalds.education.ap/index.html

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Was that high school diploma elusive for you?

Go flip burgers in the U.K., and you can get your degree!

[Gan]

Hamburger calculus FTW!

:lol:

[Skeeter]

This guy is thrilled.

http://www.belch.com/img/hamburglar.JPG

[Parkbandit]

I can't believe there are THREE whole posts.. and no one mentioned Jazuela.

You people should be ashamed of yourselves.

[Skeeter]

It was too easy.

[Asha]

Was watching this on the news this morning.
It shouldn't have the same name as a proper achievement.

[Nieninque]

It is a proper achievement you fuckwit.

If they undertake a period of training in hospitality and achieve a particular level of skills/competence, why the fuck should it not be considered as good as qualifications already obtainable in the same way, just not at MuckDonalds?

Vocational qualifications are probably more able to be applied to real life than a vast amount of academic qualifications that are available.

[Tsa`ah]

It is a proper achievement you fuckwit.

If they undertake a period of training in hospitality and achieve a particular level of skills/competence, why the fuck should it not be considered as good as qualifications already obtainable in the same way, just not at MuckDonalds?

Vocational qualifications are probably more able to be applied to real life than a vast amount of academic qualifications that are available.

QFT.

As said in PC U ... "You can get a degree in gameboy if you know how to bullshit"

Vocational recognition/achievement/certification will never devalue, unlike academic degrees which are in overabundance and often irrelevant to the positions that are filled with them.

[Apotheosis]

yeah, I've had both academic (post secondary) and vocational training, and quite frankly, I see vocational training as more critical to entering a workforce than academic.

With that said: Academic gives you the theory and structure to solve problems, while vocational gives you ground floor "real world" experience.

[Asha]

Even if you have a fucking doctorate in flipping burgers it's still not a proper achievement. Stfu you dried up cunt.

[StrayRogue]

A-levels = degree how?

[Gan]

I'm a huge proponent of vocational emphasis on available classes in high school so kids who do not wish to pursue college can at least learn a skill to apply with as they enter the workforce.

That being said, I wouldnt tout McD's a good equivalent or option for NOT finishing high school.

Otherwise, why go to school at all, just kick back until you're old enough to flip burgers then get your HS equivalency from McDonalds!!!

While its a great effort, its grossly misapplied. McD's needs to encourage kids on remaining in school until they graduate.

[TheEschaton]

I'm sorry, Jazuela's every day work experience is not equivalent to my high school degree.

-TheE-

[Asha]

I'm sorry, Jazuela's every day work experience is not equivalent to my high school degree.

-TheE-

Was that implied?

[Latrinsorm]

McDonalds are peculiarly different in the UK. Their McNuggets aren't crispy like ours are, I can only imagine what monstrosity they pass off for a Big Mac.

Anyway, over there they have these "A-level" things which are like SATs except they're a lot more important. The article seems to be saying that McDonalds is allowed to give a form of those tests now without [the government] requiring any university or college to accept them. I guess if a Burger U. ever opens up they'll be a shoe-in though.

[Nieninque]

I'm a huge proponent of vocational emphasis on available classes in high school so kids who do not wish to pursue college can at least learn a skill to apply with as they enter the workforce.

That being said, I wouldnt tout McD's a good equivalent or option for NOT finishing high school.

People wouldn't be able to enter into this educational programme until they had finished their compulsory schooling...so it's not like people will be dropping out because they can do the same thing at MuckDonalds.

MuckDonalds in the UK actually has a good reputation in the hospitality sector of the employment market because they do train their staff up in various aspects of the catering and hospitality industry.

Ash/Drayal/Nevermind/Nancyboy just has his knickers in a twist because if MuckDonalds start giving their employees access to education it means he will end up lower down the gene pool than he is already.

QQ

[Gan]

McDonalds are peculiarly different in the UK. Their McNuggets aren't crispy like ours are, I can only imagine what monstrosity they pass off for a Big Mac.

Anyway, over there they have these "A-level" things which are like SATs except they're a lot more important. The article seems to be saying that McDonalds is allowed to give a form of those tests now without [the government] requiring any university or college to accept them. I guess if a Burger U. ever opens up they'll be a shoe-in though.

http://www.mcdonalds.com/corp/career/hamburger_university.html

[BigWorm]

McDonalds are peculiarly different in the UK. Their McNuggets aren't crispy like ours are, I can only imagine what monstrosity they pass off for a Big Mac.

Yeah man, I wonder what they call the quarter pounder. You know, because of the metric system.

[CrystalTears]

A royale with cheese! :D

[Nieninque]

Yeah man, I wonder what they call the quarter pounder. You know, because of the metric system.

It's called a quarter pounder, strangely enough.

We aren't big fans of metric when it comes to food and drink.

[Tsa`ah]

I'm a huge proponent of vocational emphasis on available classes in high school so kids who do not wish to pursue college can at least learn a skill to apply with as they enter the workforce.

That being said, I wouldnt tout McD's a good equivalent or option for NOT finishing high school.

Otherwise, why go to school at all, just kick back until you're old enough to flip burgers then get your HS equivalency from McDonalds!!!

While its a great effort, its grossly misapplied. McD's needs to encourage kids on remaining in school until they graduate.

Well bad tie didn't read the article and many people are making assumptions based on the title.

Many schools in the good ol' US already have said programs. McDonald's isn't giving out the degrees, students are able to work/train at McDonald's for credit. I'm guessing McDonald's isn't the only place they can work. Like IL's old WECEP program, I imagine students can work anyplace that qualifies.

[BigWorm]

It's called a quarter pounder, strangely enough.

We aren't big fans of metric when it comes to food and drink.

swoosh

It's from here (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110912/)

And I think the real joke was in France, not in the UK.

Alright, I am done hijacking this thread for now

[Stanley Burrell]

It is a proper achievement you fuckwit.

If they undertake a period of training in hospitality and achieve a particular level of skills/competence, why the fuck should it not be considered as good as qualifications already obtainable in the same way, just not at MuckDonalds?

Vocational qualifications are probably more able to be applied to real life than a vast amount of academic qualifications that are available.

Wow. I agree with you. SOMEBODY CALL THE EXORCIST.

[Stanley Burrell]

We're also like the only first world country that doesn't do 13th grade vocational/see the real world (Edited to Add: Besides joining the Army, and there's so much politics tied into this, that neither I, nor anyone else shall talk about it.)

I think it's why our colleges are so good at training us to become alcoholics.

[Clove]

A royale with cheese! :D

Naw man they got the metric system. They wouldn't know what the fuck a quarter lb is...

[Skeeter]

I looked for a Royale with Cheese when I was in Paris. It wasn't on the menu :cry:

[Gan]

I agree on the transferrable skills part. I dont know about giving them applicable credit at a major academic institution unless it was in pursuit of a vocational degree that could later be adopted into something bigger in a same experience related program.

Like Burger U credits going towards a vocational degree in resturant operations/management which later is applied towards a bachelor's degree in hotel and resturant management.

There would definately have to be some filtering in there somewhere.

[Sean of the Thread]

It's called a quarter pounder, strangely enough.

We aren't big fans of metric when it comes to food and drink.

Well I drink a litre a day.

[Clove]

Does Marsallis Wallace look like a bitch?!!?

[Latrinsorm]

http://www.mcdonalds.com/corp/career/hamburger_university.htmlYikes. What do you think the mascot is? The Fighting Pandas?

[BigWorm]

Yikes. What do you think the mascot is? The Fighting Pandas?

Probably some scary ass red and yellow clown

[Sean of the Thread]

I can't believe people still eat fast food.

[Clove]

I can't believe people still eat fast food.

This from the guy who was conflicted over throwing out his frozen fucking pizzas?

[Sean of the Thread]

This from the guy who was conflicted over throwing out his frozen fucking pizzas?

I don't eat them.