Re: Not quite the same - no apprenticeship req'd
For any given trade the apprenticeship period can last longer than it takes to get a university degree. The "broken university" system gives you a certificate for each and every course you take. You can take whatever courses you feel would increase your employability, or your salary. Indeed, many employers pay the $1000 to increase the skills of their employees. Why not? It takes less than a week! It just makes sense. Especially if you plan to change careers: why waste all the money you saved up working for the last five years on 2 more years of university. That's the definition of stupidity.