To go back another generation. In my father's day you went to university in order to teach, be a doctor, do research or join the Civil Service. Anything else and you left school after O'levels and you employer put you through the appropriate qualifications by part- time study. So accountants, solicitors, architects etc all took articles and studied part-tme. Nowadays you need a degree to get a foot in the door and then have to do part-time study to get the professional qualification.

Steve