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[Weekly Wrap] Advice degree on the cards

Friday 21st of June 2013

It ties in to something that has been talked about a lot of the past year or two - that advisers need to work towards being considered a profession.

Some of the negative feedback I heard was that it would likely be administered by academics rather than people who had direct experience in the field.

While I can understand the concern, this is true of many qualifications in one way or another - more so at the degree level than in some other qualifications. Sometimes being able to do a job well does not translate into being able to teach others, and vice versa.

Claire Matthews has made a genuine attempt to get feedback on the idea so it will be interesting to see what develops.

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