Education is becoming TOO accessible

[Train]

McDonald's to offer exams at workBranches of McDonald's are to become exam centres as the fast-food chain sets up a web-based scheme to help its employees boost their basic skills.Employees will be able to gain GCSE-equivalent qualifications in numeracy or literacy - at work.The Our Lounge website will also include features on topics ranging from house-buying to becoming a parent.The CBI's director general, Richard Lambert, said offering on-site training made learning far more accessible.He said: "Competency in literacy and numeracy is vital for the modern world of work and McDonald's should be applauded for investing in their employees' development and allowing staff to brush up and improve these essential abilities."Accredited centresAccording to the government-commissioned Leitch Review of Skills, basic skills have improved in the UK.But, despite this, one in six adults do not have the literacy skills expected of an 11-year-old and half do not have these levels of functional numeracy.The Our Lounge website will be available to all 67,000 UK staff who will be able to boost their skills with the support of an online tutor.McDonald's expects up to 1,000 employees to gain nationally recognised Level 1 and 2 qualifications in accredited exam-centre restaurants. It brings a new convenience to learning and removes the barriers of travelling to collegeDavid FairhurstMcDonald's vice-presidentA spokeswoman said exams would be sat away from the public areas, generally in a training area or staff room.Level 1 is the equivalent to an NVQ Level 1 or GCSE grade D-G while Level 2 is equal to an NVQ Level 2 or GCSE grade A-C.The tests are from exam board OCR and the e-learning platform has been developed in association with the Learning and Skills Council and Cambridge Training and Development.LSC chairman Chris Banks said it was particularly important that employees could gain qualifications at "the click of a mouse"."This is a significant step," he said. "Making learning easy and accessible is crucial to increasing the number of people with these essential qualifications and your people will benefit enormously and so will McDonald's as a business."The Our Lounge site was developed in consultation with McDonald's staff on the basis of the advice and support they felt they needed to enhance their social, personal and working lives.ConvenienceThe company's vice-president, David Fairhurst, said McDonald's had a tradition of staff development with 80% of its restaurant managers having started as crew members paid by the hour.He said: "But we can do more to ensure that no-one is held back by not having the basics of literacy and numeracy."Our Lounge is the logical evolution of our shoulder-to-shoulder coaching and development programme."It brings a new convenience to learning and removes the barriers of travelling to college and other adult education centres to sit exams."He added: "When you consider that most people in need of help with literacy and numeracy are already in the workforce, basic skills training is a matter of concern for everyone."

[Reggie]

whats wrong with that

[local]

watchgiv it a few yrs the Illuminati will hav us all educataed

[McLovin' Jones]

If it wasn't for the stigma attached to it, working for Mickey D's would actually be sick...

[Reggie]

watchgiv it a few yrs the Illuminati will hav us all educataed

like school didnt do that to us already (the Illuminati way i mean)

[That's That Kid]

What's wrong with that?Eediat bwoy.

[local]

watchgiv it a few yrs the Illuminati will hav us all educataed

like school didnt do that to us already (the Illuminati way i mean)

that was my hung over attempt at sarcasm / piss takin tbh

[Train]

whats wrong with that

Read the title of the thread. MOST people who work at MCds only do so because they are not very good in a classroom setting. And even if the above statement is not true, theres no reason why these people, having shown a general interest in getting a qualification, can do so in a proper establishment. This is just a lazy way of making people feel they are actually doing something worthwile, when infact they are just tryna teach em how to be better MCds employees.

[anti social]

**Considers getting himself a McDegree**Does this mean kids will fully mess about in skool knowing they can get a McChicken sandwich meal and qualificationsin the same building?Maths teacher - "Get on with ur work!"Skoolkid - "Scrap dat crap, im goin Mickey Dees"

[McLovin' Jones]

**Considers getting himself a McDegree**Does this mean kids will fully mess about in skool knowing they can get a McChicken sandwich meal and qualificationsin the same building?Maths teacher - "Get on with ur work!"Skoolkid - "Scrap dat crap, im goin Mickey Dees"

[Reggie]

whats wrong with that

Read the title of the thread. MOST people who work at MCds only do so because they are not very good in a classroom setting. And even if the above statement is not true, theres no reason why these people, having shown a general interest in getting a qualification, can do so in a proper establishment. This is just a lazy way of making people feel they are actually doing something worthwile, when infact they are just tryna teach em how to be better MCds employees.

your idea of uneducated people is wrong still .... you never know some of these guys might learn suttin and get a job earning more than they get in McDs.

[FANTA]

I don't see anything wrong with it tbh.I'm surprised they didn't do it earlier considering most people that work there are either young kids or people with not alot of educational credentials.

[Ashman.]

This is actually a good thing. I am pleased to say that two weeks ago I personally met Sir Andrew Foster who is the Deputy Chair of the Royal Bank of Canada and also a personal advisor to the Chancellor of the exchequer for Great Britain and he actually piloted the Leitch Review (also known as the Foster report). It is brilliant to see that this happening and FE finally is getting its deserved recognition.

[Train]

whats wrong with that

Read the title of the thread. MOST people who work at MCds only do so because they are not very good in a classroom setting. And even if the above statement is not true, theres no reason why these people, having shown a general interest in getting a qualification, can do so in a proper establishment. This is just a lazy way of making people feel they are actually doing something worthwile, when infact they are just tryna teach em how to be better MCds employees.

your idea of uneducated people is wrong still .... you never know some of these guys might learn suttin and get a job earning more than they get in McDs.

Yea true. But the way I see it, if your commited enough to want to do a McDegree, you may aswell get a proper one, at any level.

[That's That Kid]

Man goes to London Met and he's trying to dub McDs employees about "not doing well in the classroom".

[Train]

Man goes to London Met and he's trying to dub McDs employees about "not doing well in the classroom".

LOL good one. There you go, recognition.

[Ashman.]

lmfao @ mcdegree.Always slewing the mcdonald workers dem. I like Mcdonalds. Eat there a lot.

[FACE OFF]

If it wasn't for the stigma attached to it, working for Mickey D's would actually be sick...

ive worked in the one that WAS in haymarket, victoria and surrey quaysBEST PART TIME JOB FOR ANY STUDENTflexible paid every 2 weeksyou get fedonly job that is maybe as good is pizza hut being a driverpeople can slew but this job is a good one to have until ya qualified f*ck what anyone else says.if you work at mcdonalds and dont value money after and dont know how to hustle you are truly a lazy d*ckhead.

**Considers getting himself a McDegree**Does this mean kids will fully mess about in skool knowing they can get a McChicken sandwich meal and qualificationsin the same building?Maths teacher - "Get on with ur work!"Skoolkid - "Scrap dat crap, im goin Mickey Dees"

lmfao this is funny

[That's That Kid]

Good post FACE OFF.

[Davicious X]

Never worked for Mickey Dee myself but if your a teenager trying to do the college ting then its good place to be. Its not like your gonna come out of school and go straight into a high finace position at some law firm so ply your trade at the bottom wrung then work your way to the next job.Either way if your 16 and the only place that is hiring is Mc Donalds then take the money. Youd be a fool not to.

[Black Ant]

Man goes to London Met and he's trying to dub McDs employees about "not doing well in the classroom".

HEY!!watch it mister...

[Davicious X]

I used to do my homework on the bus, what else was I gonna do look out the window at sh*t I seen before?I got nuff done and learned alot doin it on th bus so maybe there is another opportunity to learn something

[FACE OFF]

the amount of times i used to speech the floor manager and say im gonna be late or i cant come in cos i got revision or i can only come in the close the store AND THEY HAVE IT COS THEY ARE FLEXIBLEthey will just swap shifts or say come in and close on a next day you can change sh*t when you get safe with management it was sickyou think you can do that in sainsburys?and the people you meet in mcdonalds when ya up west work there long enough and you WILL learn french TRUSS ME man used to go raving and then work straight after when i was working at the one in victoria station i wont lie them times were the best time of my life the girls i was troubling at work the customers i was moving to, the money i was making at them times i was buying bare clothes and games for my sega saturn and ps1 the RAVESSSSSSStruss mcdonalds them times was the lick for me socially you cant beat the atmosphere when you got friends around i hooked a few heads up with jobs there still.BARE JOKES during closing times was the one.hold tight the girls i would move to that just come out of the club sw1 and im in mcdonalds uniformNOW THATS GANGSTA.

[Aquaman]

snobbery.

[dotcomma]

Whats wrong with this?The more the merrier i say.You sound like one of dem dudes that support higher education costs so its only availible for the rich 'elite'.Its these young uneducated kids who are killing each other, if one company is willing to offer SOMETHING as a stepping stone to their staff as a means to bettering them in the long run then whats the problem?Kids want money quick fast.They dont get paid in school.College is a pittance.Working and getting good wages plus a lil education is a gd idea