Viewpoint: A question of degree

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ISSN： 0040-0912

Source： Education + Training, Vol.28, Iss.1, 1993-12, pp. : 1-3

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Abstract

A new entry is required in the list of Occupational Classifications — namely Degree Broker. The writer is unaware who coined the title but one person to use it is John Courage; his is the signature on letters from Neil Gibson & Company, a firm located in Sudbury, a charming small town in Suffolk, England. Neil Gibson & Co. advertise regularly in the UK Press — The Times, Observer, Guardian, Sunday Times, Mail on Sunday — and periodicals such as The Director. All respondents receive details of the University de la Romande, a Swiss-based organisation, for whom the firm are sole British agents. Those not responding to that communication receive a follow-up letter: