Universities

universities: Taxpayers blame politicians for wasting money on funding universities; politicians pressure universities to better prepare graduates for the labour market. Universities reply that their role is not to produce job-ready workers for employers, but rather to educate, according to The Star. Young people are taught by parents, teachers and others from a very early age that completing a post-secondary degree will mean financial security, a fulfilling and prestigious career and comfortable life. Not surprisingly, there is a sense of betrayal when, after graduation, job applications for those financially rewarding and secure jobs are rejected and Spring and summer bring equal measures of jubilation and despair to hundreds of thousands of university graduates across Canada. The joy comes from completing a post-secondary degree after years of study; the misery from discovering that there are no jobs. At the heart of the dilemma are expectations on the part of students, parents, and citizens that are wildly unrealistic. Graduating from university should not be seen as ticket to a good job, or even to a job. However, this is often how a degree is advertised to teenagers by high schools, universities, and family members. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.