Morally speaking

As a self-made millionaire claims morals and work ethic matter more than a degree, the question is, do they?

No surprise that the 'top' universities are all jumping on the £9k a year tuition fee bandwagon - why on earth not - it is money for old rope after all - as long as the 'quality' word is dropped in somewhere during the justification.

After all if you were promised £9k per employee from the government for not doing anything extra for said employees, would you turn it down?

Where money is concerned, there appears to be very few moral values in the public sector anymore.

Interestingly self-made millionaire Fil Adams-Mercer - he of the Parcel2Go empire - believes that work ethic and moral values are far more important than a degree.

He claims that because he and his seven brothers did not go to university - and three of them are now millionaies - as long as you have a good work ethic and moral values - you too could make it without a degree.

Considering most organisations will not even look at people without a degree these days - wrong as it may be - I think this is very easy for someone in his position to say.

Not everyone can go off and set up a multi-million pound company just like that - it isn't possible.

Therefore what do you put on your CV to compete with the thousands of people out there with a degree, however worthless?

"No actual degree, but I have a great work ethic and very high moral values?"

How do you actually prove that as well?

In real life, how many employers would even consider that statement before 'filing' it away in the 'special file' (also known as the bin)?