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Apprenticeships are getting more common with construction type degrees too, surveyors and engineers. From the outside looking in, it seems a good way of doing things for some of those roles, you get paid while doing your degree over a few extra years.
I thought a mix of the 2 would be a good idea, 1st year in uni to get the life experience and get a background in what you'll be doing and then enter into a apprenticeship for the remaining modules.

Don't disagree with the mix. Sandwich courses and sponsorships were common when I done my undergrad. I think 70% of us on my undergrad course had sponsorship's but it was very competitive to get them.

It's about getting the mix right, some topics just don't lend themselves to an apprenticeship approach to teaching. Understanding common algorithms and evaluating efficiency is something needs to be taught; in reality in industry there is probably already a library I will use and never develop these things from scratch. That doesn't mean I shouldn't understand the problem the library solves or how to evaluate.

[But for subjects like IT, industry is copping on and offering apprenticeships along with semi employment for a few years. 3/4 years at Uni for IT is not needed. That's why employers happily take people with any degree who did a 1yr conversion course for IT.]

I think the whole University thing is getting too expensive nowadays. And it's not really necessary for a lot of careers/vocations.

I get the need for it for some intense subjects like Medicine/Pharmacy where the student is also partnering  with hospitals and so on for training as they go along.

But for subjects like IT, industry is copping on and offering apprenticeships along with semi employment for a few years. 3/4 years at Uni for IT is not needed. That's why employers happily take people with any degree who did a 1yr conversion course for IT.

I get the arguments for Uni, life experience, fun, making new friends, keeping employment options open with degrees like Maths but it's a lot of debt for a young person to be burdened with for the first few decades of their working life.

This could not be farther from the truth. IT is such a broad definition and technology is constantly evolving; a degree shows some ability to learn independently and some computer science topics just are too much on the cutting edge for an apprenticeship. Plus some of these apprenticeships are taught by people that should have been roaded by the industry years ago. Also, IT conversion courses require an undergraduate degree and most people I've met that took that route come from STEM subjects.

The vast majority of apprenticeships are set up to produce cheap low skilled coders rather than quality resources with an understanding of the nuances of building modern platforms.

[Is it not all backed up to iCloud account anyway?]

Do you need to  backup your photos before doing an iPhone update?

Will photos , podcasts or apps be lost  after updating?

It's been so long  since I did an update, I can't remember

Depends how long since your last update? If you're jumping up major releases of iOS then I would say yes.

Is it not all backed up to iCloud account anyway? If not, pay for any additional non-free space required, backup and update. You can remove the iCloud storage after but unless you've a massive photo/video library it's so cheap why bother.

People really need to keep devices up to date. The amount of security patches you are potentially missing would be a concern.

I don't use iCloud.  The iPhone says I've used 3 GB on the cloud , but I e no idea how that happened , as I just use the phone memory  to store  photos/videos.

I remember  once moving photos  to my laptop a via windows explorer . So was hoping to do that again , but the windows explorer won't  recognise the iPhone when connected.

Any  way to sort this?

What's be sorted? You can upgrade iOS without deleting the data but it's wise to have a backup in case something goes wrong.

Otherwise just pay for enough additional iCloud storage for a month to cover the backup. Do your upgrade and if successful, cancel the iCloud storage. I wouldn't bother trying to fcuk around manually backing up, you'll waste the 3 quid worth of time which cloud pay for the iCloud storage.

Jessie Marsch on Monday night football

what about him?

Just saw a clip with him and Carragher doing a bit of tactical talk. It didnt seem any worse than having Neville on tbh.

Christ it was nonsense. Neville does analysis on other managers tactics and you don't have to agree with him.

March was analysing himself and espousing his football philosophy, it was delusional grifting at its highest. Not helped either by his over animated leaping around.

Jessie Marsch on Monday night football

Do you need to  backup your photos before doing an iPhone update?

Will photos , podcasts or apps be lost  after updating?

It's been so long  since I did an update, I can't remember

Depends how long since your last update? If you're jumping up major releases of iOS then I would say yes.

Is it not all backed up to iCloud account anyway? If not, pay for any additional non-free space required, backup and update. You can remove the iCloud storage after but unless you've a massive photo/video library it's so cheap why bother.

People really need to keep devices up to date. The amount of security patches you are potentially missing would be a concern.

I think 30-45 minutes is reasonable to have to travel tbh.

That's nonsense, you've just pulled an arbitrary number out of your ass.

Population density is not equal across the north, so you can't guarantee everyone is 45 mins away from a service. By making that a requirement you end up with services that are under/over utilised per catchment area. Marty is right, where health is concerned (rational) people are more than willing to accept a bit of travel for a higher class of treatment.

This is why politician in the north will never do anything radical because of these sort of unrealistic expectations from voters. They'll alway role in behind populist nonsense.

Yes, but they need to ensure that there is public transport to reach the location and that patients are not given appointments at 08:30 that they cannot reach. This type of joined up thinking does not exist.

It would cost less to provide a car to collect and drop off every patient than build/operate a hospital just because public transport is non existent.

Yes it does need joined up thinking and proper logistics planning but now you're into the realms of building out "some unsustainable public transport routes" just in case people may need to access a service. By your logic they still need to be with 30-45mins door to door, which is just not realistic on public transport.

Also trying to predict suitable appointment times based upon their location, transport requirements and service they are availing would be a logistical nightmare. It's unlikely you could easily build interconnected systems to do it due to data privacy/security concerns.

The big problem I see is trying to solve logistics problem equally for everyone at the expense of the health service quality. The person who has a bus route outside their front door which drops off at the hospital 10 mins away is different than the person with no public transport routes (or private transport option) living 1 hour away. Yet if you offer a driver service for the person that requires it, the person who is 10 mins away will expect the same regardless of their circumstances. Blah blah, I pay national insurance ect.... You can't win.

I think 30-45 minutes is reasonable to have to travel tbh.

That's nonsense, you've just pulled an arbitrary number out of your ass.

Population density is not equal across the north, so you can't guarantee everyone is 45 mins away from a service. By making that a requirement you end up with services that are under/over utilised per catchment area. Marty is right, where health is concerned (rational) people are more than willing to accept a bit of travel for a higher class of treatment.

This is why politician in the north will never do anything radical because of these sort of unrealistic expectations from voters. They'll alway role in behind populist nonsense.

The NFL love in with Swift make u sick, understand why there alot of resentment to her, from other teams supporters.

No one resents her apart from a few angry middle aged white male twats. Sure they resent everything at the moment.

She is arguably one of the most recognisable people on the planet at this moment. I for one am a fan. She should wind trump up more by announcing she is standing for president.

The NFL love in with Swift make u sick, understand why there alot of resentment to her, from other teams supporters.

The NFL love in with Swift make u sick, understand why there alot of resentment to her, from other teams supporters.

No one resents her apart from a few angry middle aged white male twats. Sure they resent everything at the moment.

She is arguably one of the most recognisable people on the planet at this moment. I for one am a fan.

She should wind trump up more by announcing she is standing for president.

Now the dust has settled and whether you believe it or not, everyone needs to subtly maintain the narrative that the DUP sold out and there still is an Irish Sea border. Time to twist the knife   

As I said, there are loads of hidden costs and risks if dealing with cash, and when not evading tax. I'd like someone to do a realistic comparison, and not just the usual hyperbole about how a the payment providers are screwing them.

Yes I want a cash discount if you are going to avoid putting its through the books as one you are not paying VAT and should not be collecting it etc....

This thread is hilarious 

I know, wish I hadn't engaged.

[He's literally gone from GAA to NFL following a combine]

does he even play soccer?

Caught a quick video on Rory Beggan moving to NFL, great opportunity hope he gets a break and makes a stack of cash

Got me wondering, in all honesty, you'd have Beggan over Onana right?

Not even a question.

Not even a question because it's nonsense. I'm looking forward to his Ireland call up during the next international break.

I don't know, Beggan be a lot better under a high ball!

Beggan ten times the keeper, first of all he doesn't shit his cacks at sight of a ball

Fair play to him for turning down all the multi million contracts. Legend.

he wouldn't have made 90% of the mistakes that Onana clown has this year!

I love this delusional sh1te. He wouldn't have a chance to make mistakes as he wouldn't be anywhere near starting a match.

If he was anywhere near good enough, he'd have been scouted and playing lower league stuff.

He's literally gone from GAA to NFL following a combine, hasn't even played a game as far as anyone knows, no need for minor leagues

Don't recall Kevin Moran playing lower league in England prior to Utd

Its hardly much of a leap to say he'd fare better than the other buck eejit

And to think Onana has at least 2 understudies, the must be sort a couple of limbs to be benched for thon

FFS because he can kick a ball far

So now NFL players are better than professional footballers. It is a massive leap, especially considering the Onana's previous season with Inter.

Beggan, like the vast majority of GAA players, would not be good enough. I don't agree his shot stopping would be good enough as he wouldn't have the same ability to read the game and anticipate the danger, especially at the pace modern football is played at.

Caught a quick video on Rory Beggan moving to NFL, great opportunity hope he gets a break and makes a stack of cash

Got me wondering, in all honesty, you'd have Beggan over Onana right?

Not even a question.

Not even a question because it's nonsense. I'm looking forward to his Ireland call up during the next international break.

I don't know, Beggan be a lot better under a high ball!

Beggan ten times the keeper, first of all he doesn't shit his cacks at sight of a ball

Fair play to him for turning down all the multi million contracts. Legend.

he wouldn't have made 90% of the mistakes that Onana clown has this year!

I love this delusional sh1te. He wouldn't have a chance to make mistakes as he wouldn't be anywhere near starting a match.

If he was anywhere near good enough, he'd have been scouted and playing lower league stuff.