McDiploma??

The UK government is giving McDonalds {along with a rail company and a discount airline} the right to award credits toward a high school diploma to employees who complete on-the-job training programs. According to the news reports, employees will initially be offered a "basic shift manager" course to train staff in everything they need to know to run a McDonald's store — from hygiene to customer service. Hmmm, shouldn't they know that BEFORE they are given a management position?

Depending on the course, successful completion would be the equivalent of passing the GCSE, the standard exam taken at the age of 16 in England and Wales, or the Advanced Level, the higher exam taken at 18. Here, in the UK, a student is able to stop their schooling at the age of 16 and enter the workforce, stay home or go on to higher education.

I think this is a step in the right direction for those who otherwise would not hav enough qualifications for higher learning or those who can't go to school because of the need to work. It will be interesting to see if it is a successful program.