Happy Face 29 Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 At the end of the day it's making a mockery of A-Levels Kids will be throwing away their bunsen burners and rushing to McDonalds to get these new exclusive qualifications. Won't somebody think of the children! Well as has been said it isn't actually an A-Level but the point still stands. It doesn't like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 31644 Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 (edited) Exams are getting easier, immigrants are overrunning the country and we're all going to die of bird flu. End. Of. Edited January 28, 2008 by ewerk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15877 Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 McDonald's A-Level McQualification Paper 1, June 7th 2008 Q1. Mr Brown orders the following and pays with a £20 note: - A Quarter Pounder with Cheese - A Double Bacon and Egg McMuffin - Large French Fries with BBQ Dip - A Munchies McFlurry - A Strawberry Milkshake and - A Large Coca-Cola (i) What colour will his vomit be? (5 marks) (ii) How much should you shortchange him? (5 marks) (iii) Calculate the diameter of his arteries in 10 years time. (15 marks) Q2. Consider the following equation: E=mc2 Whom should McDonalds sue for blatant breach of copyright? (10 marks) Q3. If Diet Coke is good for you, how come only fat people drink it? Discuss. (20 marks) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RlCO 0 Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 If you didn't believe it before, this is exactly why they have been dumbing down A-levels, and bigging up training NVQs, because miraculously, now we have a new 'equivalency level' system (another cushy Quango job for someone) which allows this ridiculous qualification to exist alongside real qualifications, such as A levels and Apprenticeships. It's a crock of shit, already the CBI have been on basically saying other companies probably won't accept other companies definition of an appropriate management syllabus, leading to a legal problem because of this equivalency rating, which will mean companies rejecting the McDiploma will be discriminating against applicants, so now we basically have privatised education by the back door, but for Old Labour reasons. The whole country is going to shit, and Gordon Brown is chief shoveller, he brings the worst of Labour and the Tories at the same time. Stupid scottish cunt that he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted January 28, 2008 Author Share Posted January 28, 2008 If you didn't believe it before, this is exactly why they have been dumbing down A-levels, and bigging up training NVQs, because miraculously, now we have a new 'equivalency level' system (another cushy Quango job for someone) which allows this ridiculous qualification to exist alongside real qualifications, such as A levels and Apprenticeships. It's a crock of shit, already the CBI have been on basically saying other companies probably won't accept other companies definition of an appropriate management syllabus, leading to a legal problem because of this equivalency rating, which will mean companies rejecting the McDiploma will be discriminating against applicants, so now we basically have privatised education by the back door, but for Old Labour reasons. The whole country is going to shit, and Gordon Brown is chief shoveller, he brings the worst of Labour and the Tories at the same time. Stupid scottish cunt that he is. Post of the thread. Or in less verbose terms make the dumb - dumber. What about the luvvies? What say them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15877 Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 I wouldn't have thought the acting profession would be feeling too threatened by this news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 I would also be concerned about how other organisations rate these qualifications though, i.e. can't see a management diploma from McDonald's being worth a lot. Your (over)reaction is of Daily Mail-esque proportions imo however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted January 28, 2008 Author Share Posted January 28, 2008 I wouldn't have thought the acting profession would be feeling too threatened by this news. I'm sure the odd libretto will be heard as inattentive fingers touch hot grill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 99 Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 I would also be concerned about how other organisations rate these qualifications though, i.e. can't see a management diploma from McDonald's being worth a lot. Your (over)reaction is of Daily Mail-esque proportions imo however. If someone came to me with a Macdonalds A level certificate asking for work Id prob piss myself laughing tbf. Not just because we dont sell burgers either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 I would also be concerned about how other organisations rate these qualifications though, i.e. can't see a management diploma from McDonald's being worth a lot. Your (over)reaction is of Daily Mail-esque proportions imo however. If someone came to me with a Macdonalds A level certificate asking for work Id prob piss myself laughing tbf. Not just because we dont sell burgers either. I don't know what business you're in, but if it was Burker King franchising that would be a strange way to react to someone having all the right qualifications. Of course, 5 stars on their name tag would do the job as well as any diploma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Patrokles Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Still think it's daft that vocational institutions - polytechnics etc. have been done away with while the government is trying to get even more numbers through university. Meanwhile people with 'trades' in the UK are in short supply and has been part of the reason so many Poles have came here. Something's wrong somewhere. Totally agree. I've long given up on the notion that the Govt are even vaguely intersted in the people any longer. Wind power anyone? Go back to Berlin, you big fat Deutschlander. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted January 28, 2008 Author Share Posted January 28, 2008 Still think it's daft that vocational institutions - polytechnics etc. have been done away with while the government is trying to get even more numbers through university. Meanwhile people with 'trades' in the UK are in short supply and has been part of the reason so many Poles have came here. Something's wrong somewhere. Totally agree. I've long given up on the notion that the Govt are even vaguely intersted in the people any longer. Wind power anyone? Go back to Berlin, you big fat Deutschlander. If I could get me cock out yer mouth for a second I would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15877 Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Bite 'im, 'trockles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted January 28, 2008 Author Share Posted January 28, 2008 Bite 'im, 'trockles! I can handle a nibble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima 0 Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 (edited) I would also be concerned about how other organisations rate these qualifications though, i.e. can't see a management diploma from McDonald's being worth a lot. Your (over)reaction is of Daily Mail-esque proportions imo however. If someone came to me with a Macdonalds A level certificate asking for work Id prob piss myself laughing tbf. Not just because we dont sell burgers either. I don't know what business you're in, but if it was Burker King franchising that would be a strange way to react to someone having all the right qualifications. Of course, 5 stars on their name tag would do the job as well as any diploma. Burka king would be a excellent name for a takeaway tbh Edited January 28, 2008 by Sima Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Patrokles Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Bite 'im, 'trockles! Parky knows I love him. Not with my mouth, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15877 Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Burka king would be a excellent name for a takeaway tbh Well it's only a short stretch of the imagination... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted January 29, 2008 Author Share Posted January 29, 2008 Bite 'im, 'trockles! Parky knows I love him. Not with my mouth, though. The mind love is always better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11112 Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 two things that grabbed me about this. Who will teach these subjects? the managers and supervisors would (I assume) normally take on the role of teacher with regards to shift management, health and safety etc. These people are not qualified to teach, so McDonalds et al will need to bring teachers in, who'll surely need to go through the whole rigamarole of background checks and what-nopt. Leading me to ask, why McDonalds don't just subsidise the attendance of the employees at a night-school? It would be cheaper, it would give the kids a better, more wide reaching qualification and it would keep the little bastards off the streets for even longer. Also, how fucking depressing is it going to be for the kid who doesn't pass the FlyB-tech? If they can't even get a McDegree how shit are they? I understand Sammy's point, there is an elitism. I for one don't think that some degree of snobbery is such a bad thing, but I know it's neither a popular nor socially constructive opinion The crux of the issue for me is not who is giving the qualifications, but it's that these qualifications are utterly value-less outside of that organisation. They are just a five-starred name-badge in a nice dress. Who could give a shite if the person telling the person who's serving you has a McDegree? as long as there are people behind the counter, "food" being cooked and areas kept clean I really don't think the education of these people matters a jot to the general public and if it matters to these employees, why don't they enroll in a night school? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc-mag 1 Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Shut it Watson or I will gut you like a Fillet O' Fish, so help me God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11112 Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 don't be daft sammy, the fella serving you will be too busy revising to actually give you the food! we all know how studious you'd need to be to get a job at McDonalds... oh... no... wait... it's not studious it's ... what's the word? useless! there ya go, you have to be useless to work in McDonalds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Patrokles Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 I'd be willing to bet a lot of the McDonald's kids work just as hard if not harder as people wearing business suits in offices, in far less pleasant conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Burger Me! © The League of Gentlemen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 The snobbery on here doesn't suprise me in the least. I get classroom based training where I work, I get certificates and accreditations that are of no use whatsoever outside of the industry I work in (I.T.). I'm sure accountants, plumbers, actuaries, joiners, make-up artists, chefs, farmers and most other trades have similar. WHAT THE FUCK gives anyone the right to say that working your way up the fast food ladder (which I'd imagine to be a pretty sizeable industry) should have any less of a structure than any other job in the country? Christ all Blighty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 There's only Fish being snobby isn't there? Most people seem to think they're a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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