Not wishing to denigrate the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award paddlers and defective brake-block specialists, what about serious non-academic qualifications?
The most useful examination I ever obtained was my Class 1 HGV.
The second was a builder's diploma (in French)
The third was an NLP quickie diploma which has subsequently given me so much pleasure I'd recommend it to anyone with a sense of curiosity.
I've also been accepted twice as a mature student, to do Law and IT degrees, but each time I couldn't take up the offer.
And I speak 4 foreign languages.
"So, if you're so clever, why are you driving trucks for rock bands instead of making millions somewhere," asked my wife when I told her of this quiz.
Degree in Sport and Excersise Science and now working as Commercial Manager for a plastic distribution company, go figure the link in that move!
I did however have a thoroughly enjoyable time at Uni and spent a great deal of time 'working' with the ladies English Netball team :shock: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
well in THAT case i want to be known as "almost Dr. WBB" for when i do (if ever) get to the end of my PhD! lol
ice pie.. hope u are noting all this for the munch badges! lol
11 GCSE's
3 A Levels
1 BSc
1 MSc
1 Cycling Proficiency
1 campcraft badge from Cubs
....after reading the achievments of everyone in this thread it suddenly dawns on davej that his coveted bronze medal from the Fifi L'amour School of Ballroom Dance and Tap, stand for fLuck all and goes off in search of a small pair of swimming trunks that were adourned with some very nice coloured ribbons, to see if they are anymore impressive.......
Can't claim any qualifications here although that hasn't proved to being a hinderence yet. I guess I have been lucky up until now, alhough I am under no illusion that if I were forced to compete in the jobs market these days, I would be at a serious disadvantage because of it, but hey ho that bridge has yet to be crossed.
Without looking at the poll results, I think it's fairly clear from the quality of a lot of the stuff on this site that the average level of intelligence among the members is high. I'm not necessarily equating intelligence with academic success because I know that's not always the case, but I wouldn't be surprised to see a higher than average proportion of degrees up there, simply because a lot of people on here seem extremely knowledgable about a lot of things. That said, I would never make any sort of judgement about a person's intellectual worth based on their qualifications. If I'm to form an impression of the quality of someone's mind, I'll do it on the basis of how they present themselves now, rather than 20 years ago.
Ice
As a well-qualified single bloke, I feel that I have not utilised my qualifications to their full extent. Hence I trawl through here looking for some kind woman or couple to help me re-visit some "o" and "a", perhaps even to completion.
At Grammar school I was distinctly average.. The only subjects I did well in where the ones I loved.. History, English and Geography.. Plus any sport going..
I left with 4 O Levels
Have worked in IT since 17 and rose to Departmental Director. Big job, very well paid.. blah, blah, blah
I left it last year (with a severance payoff)_ and am taking a year out to improve my awful golf game and spend more time with my son.
When I go back to work (and hopefully someone will give me a job) it will be for something that will not kill me, stress me out to the max or make me dread going in to the office.
Paul
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