Would you like a McDiploma with that?

Even nuts would say that's nuts!

Now one will be able to gain an equivalent of an A-level in "basic shift management" or similar, awarded by none else that McDonalds. Mind you (for those who aren't familiar with the system) that A-levels are the qualifications you achieve when you are 18, i.e. the ones that end your secondary education. Although I doubt these McGraduates will use this qualification to get into university, it still puzzles me as to who would actually do it. A-levels currently offer very valuable technical skills (aside from the classical academic subjects) that can be employed in a variety of fields. This addition is not something I approve of.

In all honesty, academic qualifications are for academic purposes. The skills taught by this new Mc-Level can be learned through an apprenticeship, which it ultimately is. But an apprenticeship has to be subject to rules of employment, it is much easier for a company to get paid and not have to hand out a job at the end of it. Bring back the apprenticeship and give academic qualifications their credibility back!