is a 4 yrs course still necessary?

yes.absolutely,4 years course is more important than the TESDA courses which is ONLY 6 MONTHS TRAINING,EVEN THOUGH IM NOT YET FINISH WITH MY 4 YEARS COURSE BECAUSE IVE GOT PREGNANT WHEN IM STILL IN MY 2ND YER COLLEGE AND I NEED TO STOP SCHOOLING.There is a big difference between the two because 4 years course will train and develop your knowledge while on the 6 months training on TESDA only trains and develop your skills and focuses on the skills you want to achieved.TESDA training is my stepping stone to worked abroad which is one of the requirements to apply-the TESDA certificate and hopefully and plan to continue my 4 years course-bachelor science of biology..........

Getting a 4-year course is still necessary since there are chances you can get both long-term and short-term jobs anywhere. It is still very good to hear from others that you graduated a 4-year bachelor degree which mostly agreed that you are already a professional. When it comes to upgrading your status in academics, only to those who graduated 4 year or 5 year degree course can take up masteral or doctorate degrees, well if you want to be a professional expert someday, and easily getting a job both private and or public-owned institutions, or hired by the owner of the company or firm.

hi jethdale, Yes, I still think so that having graduated with a 4 year course is still an advantage over those who graduated from a 2 year course. Not all people who completed a 2 year course can go abroad easily or can land more stable jobs. The ace of one individual cannot be the ace of all. If there is an opportunity to complete a 4 year course, then it is better to grab that chance.

Hi jethdale, i think the duration of a course is not the most important factor here. The most important thing now is that we are able to graduate with a skill that is specialised and so that we have a value to bring to our potential employers.

I don't believe that vocational courses are a threat to the traditional four year courses. They are just a good alternative for people who cannot afford a formal schooling and a long-term education (4 years of college takes a lot of dough, not just the tuition part). Also, vocational courses are designed for people who are more skills-orieneted than academically-inclined people. Also, it is also my opinion that there is still need for four-year courses. they are for people have still an interest in these type of courses. Having both vocational nd traditional courses are good because students can choose what they like and what type of work they want to engage into. This way, we can fill all the gaps in many industry, not just one.

Absolutely depends on your choice if you want to pursue it or not. Basically, it's impractical for you can find a lot of job this days even if your not a college graduate. The important thing is, you have your skills and attitude to be an effective worker that most companies had been looking then, that's it. You get to provide and generate money.

Hello there fella! As per your question regarding 4 year courses, well I must say that 4 year courses is still a requirement in looking for a job these days.If you notice if you register for an online job search site and if you search for jobs still they will look for an individual who happens to have a bachelor's degree in any field and this not only shows that vocational certificates are not allowed.Well it depends on the company or the employer as to what requirements they need for an individual to be part of their team or company.If you will try to apply for a call center agent position and if you will read their requirements you will be surprised that vocational/bachelor's degree graduates are treated equally and fairly I said so because I have been an employee of both an office which operates 8 hours a day and I have been employed as a telesales agent in a call center company too and as far as my working experience goes it's not a threat they go hand in hand in some companies.

A 4 years course is still necessary nowadays. I consider it as a threat to those who are currently enrolled in a 2 years courses. But it really depends on the employer on who will they hire. At the end, it is still those skilful can be hired.