Network Rail boss: engineering graduates lack an understanding of the basics

Britain risks producing a generation of graduates no more employable than school leavers, unless universities and businesses work better together to deliver programmes relevant for the commercial world, warned Network Rail’s chief executive.
On the day Network Rail announced plans to recruit up to 100 graduates in 2011, its chief executive Iain Coucher lamented the worrying trend of engineering graduates lacking an understanding of the basics and many ‘seemingly coasting through university without getting any grasp of the realities of business’.

“We’re seeing a worrying increase in graduate candidates who have little more to offer than school leavers. In these tough and competitive times, students must do more to make themselves ready for work. Universities and businesses must play their part in shaping learning that will be meaningful, practical and valuable to prospective employers... read more

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Dec 10