But that is what it is like!
I don't necessarily think it is desirable. But it seems to me that the expansion of university education, and the drive to professionalism in graduate jobs has created this very limited set of criteria.
It's probably a Conservative sin but not one Labour are correcting. I only ever hear education ministers talk about the workplace, skills, practical application. I cannot remember the last time I heard any education minister talk about culture, an appreciation for the arts, love of literature or indeed anything that didn't strictly relate to economic worth.
That leaves subjects like mine, history, English literature, classics, as a kind of additional extra. I do think it is sad, but look at the education boards. It is all about jobs in the future.
The consequences of paying for university and not being paid to go has had strong implications on what "return" parents or students get.
I got paid by the Government to go to university. I did a history degree. Then I persuaded an employer to take a chance on my abilities as a graduate even though I knew nothing. That world is now over, because I would be out competed in many cases by someone who had specialised far earlier.