When he originally became Prime Minister, Mr Blair proudly announced that his party’s mantra was “Education, Education, Education�. A admirable enough focus and definitely not an area one would immediately link to frustration and growing personal debt. But over time, as greater numbers of institutions have gained the status of a university, and student loans have become easily available to everyone, schools have encouraged a lot more young people to go for higher education without really spelling out the cost.

It’s not in question that we need a much more educated society, but is everyone actually obtaining the best advice? In reality; is it such a tricky sell to persuade a young adult to leave the family home and live with a bunch of friends, not concern themselves about finding a job for three or four years and get discounted beer at the university bar. A bit of a basic interpretation maybe – obviously there’s a bit of studying to be done, and a careful balance to keep afloat, then the rewards will be worth it in years to come. Or will they? For a great deal of families, the cost of university education can go on for many years after graduation, both in social and financial terms.

The student loan system (the best method of borrowing for students at university), fees for tuition, accommodation and the cost of life in general over the time spent studying can set you back well over thirty grand – with no guarantee of work. It’s to nobody’s amusement that young people with great ambitions too often become back-at-home twenty-somethings who haven’t even conquered their first job. Not only do parents still have to support them financially, but frustrated adult children who’d previously flown the nest can significantly get in the way!

A university education can be a great thing for young people, and is the only way for many of our professions. But we need to be aware that in some subjects, there are other, sometimes more advanced alternatives. In the world of Information Technology, employers are crying out for professionally qualified IT professionals. Those who’ve been to University often end up having to top up their IT training skills to be ready for work and fare in the job market with Microsoft, CompTIA or Cisco professionals. The sorry thing is they could have qualified two to three years earlier and been without a unmanageable debt had they gone straight to a distance learning computer training provider. Maybe the beer in the university bar isn’t such good value after all – certainly the family bank account would be a lot less depleted, and there’d likely be more space on the sofa!.

(C) Scott Edwards - www.learninglolly.com. Scott Edwards has been involved in the IT and Training Industry for 30 years.

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