ttmacoy:
You have corroborated my main point, the majority of the people with the japa mentality and going for the cheap universities with less competitive entry requirements just to get out of Nigeria and this translates into the job opportunities they get.

I disagree with you that the University certificate doesn't have an impact, it has a massive impact. The university matters especially when you need to get jobs with companies that are willing/able to sponsor you for work permits. Not everyone needs to go to LSE, Oxford etc., sure, but the likes of East London University, London Met etc. that target international students are more focused on making money and don't provide enough support for the students they enroll. But again, those schools fit the needs of people with the japa mentality as you mentioned who are not willing to put in the effort and work required to get into better Universities.

I do agree that it takes more than your university degree to get the jobs, but it is important especially as an international student where the only thing that is familiar to the recruiter your CV will be the UK university. Once you have broken in and build experience, your degree and Uni matters less, but many of these Nigerian youth are going with little to no experience.

Quality also differs by Universities despite the teaching standards you referred to. The person I know studying for an MBA at Northampton was complaining about how the University has been assigning recent graduate international students who were unable to secure jobs to teach them. That is very poor no matter how you want to spin it, an MBA should be taught by people with lots of both academic and professional experience not recent graduates from the University who have been unable to secure jobs. I do not know what the official benchmark is but with the cases of mickey mouse degrees etc. over the years and other scandals that benchmark does not mean much to me. Irrespective of the benchmark you will be competing against bright international students from other countries and local students as well attending better Universities.

This same university of Northampton offers an MBA with a 1 year placement option but conveniently ignores the fact that there are not many industrial placement programs aimed at MBA students in the UK. Most industrial placements are for undergraduates students on a 4 year program not MBAs. The typical route is a summer internship leading to an offer for when you finish your MBA, but the school offers the 1 year placement to entice international students on the guise that it is one additional year for them to work in UK. And yet many international students enroll and pay tuition only to get stuck with no support from the school. Time will tell how many students get burned since the UK revamped its immigration system to encourage international students since Brexit, still early days but it doesn't look good from what I am seeing. The UK is deliberately being very literal with the way they issue student visas and to me it is for money, I am not convinced that majority of those international students will get good jobs that can secure them work permits.

ELff:
Please people of God, been trying to get a date for my practical driving test in Warwick but I can't seem to find one. I have checked up till next year June and still can't find a date. I booked a date in another center far from me, one of these villages in the hope to use these canceling apps to book a date and centre of choice but it's been a month now and nothing from gov.uk site and the cancelation apps either.

Seems like Warwick. Coventry, Birmingham and Nuneaton are fully booked.

Please any advise on how to move forward will be appreciated. This non driving is really limiting me.

ttmacoy:
Yes you are right many of these universities are aimed at making money from international students, and this isn’t helped given the average Nigerian youth here in nairaland is looking for a cheap university that has easy entry requirements.

It’s like someone I know doing MBA at Northampton then wondering why he is not getting good job offers like the better schools like LBS etc, well that’s the price when you seek cheap school with no gmat etc entry requirements so just quick and easy.

Many times these students do not understand the way recruitment works, and by the time they figure it out it’s usually late with recruitments programs closed and filled up.

Whizkay:
Does anyone know what life is like in Birmingham? cost of living, culture towards immigrants etc.

AirBay:
Birmingham is neither known nor part of the Black Country

AirBay:


Birmingham is Fun, depends on your location within Birmingham and lifestyle

Cost of living can range from £500-£10000 monthly depends on your bank account

Culture everywhere is cool but avoid areas where lots of somalia/Romania/jamaica immigrants reside , not because they are racist but because of high crime rate.

Ugo73:
Please Which areas can someone avoid, I will be relocating to Birmingham by next month and currently looking for an accommodation.i don't want to make a mistake

Blazeens:


would you be schooling? i'd rather tell where to find accomodation than where to avoid. but off the top of my head for places to avoid is small heath, Mosely, handsworth wood. this is just personal opinion others might have a different answer

if you wanna stay outside city center to find your footing, concentrate on erdington, ward end, castle Bromwich, sutton cottonfield, norwich, selly oak(lots of students stay around here), hodge hill and maybe chemsley wood. These are areas i'm personally familiar with so i can say they're alright, and transport link to city center colleges is always available

eniola1010:
Hi guys. I'll be coming to the uk to live this year. I'm coming for my masters.
I really want an unbiased and candid answer.

I really want to know if its possible to get a white collar with a masters degree in marketing and data analytics job that pays decently after tax.

Because most of the job people talk about here are physical jobs like plumbing eletricals and the likes i know the pay for these jobs are handsome but i dont know about physical jobs.

So i really wanna know if office jobs are easy to get in the uk with a msc degree.

Tayo4567:
Please how long those appeal takes?

Did bio aug 6, got rejected jan 23rd because of birth certificate, they said i registered my birth certificate late. So they grant me permission to appeal,since feb 15 that i appealed I haven’t gotten any news from them.

ttmacoy:
I am not convinced that majority of those international students will get good jobs that can secure them work permits.

eniola1010:
Hi guys. I'll be coming to the uk to live this year. I'm coming for my masters.
I really want an unbiased and candid answer.

I really want to know if its possible to get a white collar with a masters degree in marketing and data analytics job that pays decently after tax.

Because most of the job people talk about here are physical jobs like plumbing eletricals and the likes i know the pay for these jobs are handsome but i dont know about physical jobs.

So i really wanna know if office jobs are easy to get in the uk with a msc degree.

CheesyTee:
Please has anyone switched from Student Visa to work visa recently?

My application is now 16 weeks since biometric and UKVI keeps saying they're having technical issues. The MP also got same response.

This is tiring

ttmacoy:
Yes you are right many of these universities are aimed at making money from international students, and this isn’t helped given the average Nigerian youth here in nairaland is looking for a cheap university that has easy entry requirements.

It’s like someone I know doing MBA at Northampton then wondering why he is not getting good job offers like the better schools like LBS etc, well that’s the price when you seek cheap school with no gmat etc entry requirements so just quick and easy.

Many times these students do not understand the way recruitment works, and by the time they figure it out it’s usually late with recruitments programs closed and filled up.

Raalsalghul:


This same sentiment has been echoed by Justwise and TheGuyFromHr previously and I have no reason to doubt it.

Looking at the approval rate of the Tier 4 visa which is high, it becomes suspect that the UK government is doing this all for the money.

As I've told people before - not to let the recent PSW visa fool them that the UK government is immigration friendly (BREXIT is a pointer to that).

So anyone that wants to get on this path should literally take out a pen, paper, a personal computer with internet connection and start researching, planning and crafting strategies for different scenarios that might come up which in my opinion is;

Best case: getting a sponsored job immediately after graduation and no need to apply for the PSW.

In between: getting the PSW visa of which you can or cannot get a sponsored job.

Worst case: getting denied the PSW visa.

Even after getting the sponsored job gannn, you still have to get a back up plan incase you lose it before qualifying for ILR.

These are all the possible scenarios I have thought up.

It is crazy, just just crazy.

But then again, it is what it is and you have to ask yourself what's in it for you after all the government, schools, landlords are all making money on your head.

Not to discourage anyone from taking this path, but at least be informed.

Peerielass:


You will have the option to select a seat for free when check-in opens which is usually within 24 hours of departure. The problem with this is that most times, the aisle and window seats will be long gone by this time/ plus you will be left with seats at the very back of the plane so you will be among the last to exit the plane.

Secondly if you are travelling with a family/kids, it is always advisable to pre book seats so that way you are guaranteed to sit together as a family. Whereas if you leave it to check in, your 10 yr old daughter may be sandwiched between two men in 14b while your wife will be seated beside another stranger in number 26c. Most airlines always try to sit families together but this is demand led and not guaranteed.

phyl123:


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Ugo73:
Please Which areas can someone avoid, I will be relocating to Birmingham by next month and currently looking for an accommodation.i don't want to make a mistake

Erdington, Hawkesley, Quinton, Selly Oak, Perry bar, Pheasey

Preshyi:
Please how were you able to even access the website to book a date or check other locations? It's been showing error message for over a week now. or is there a special way to get into the driving test website?

donald197:
Pls who lives in Stoke on trent. I need info on accommodation and cost of living.

eniola1010:
... I really want to know if its possible to get a white collar with a masters degree in marketing and data analytics job that pays decently after tax.
Because most of the job people talk about here are physical jobs like plumbing eletricals and the likes i know the pay for these jobs are handsome but i dont know about physical jobs.
So i really wanna know if office jobs are easy to get in the uk with a msc degree.

tomiwiyu:



This boss said a lot .
Can you pls reply my mail. Thank you

bakol:


With a child under 4 years, your wife would hardly be able to work due to restrictions relating to the child care.

1. Your baby will be in a nursery school which is outside the normal govt sponsored education. Hence, u pay as low as 30 pounds per day for 6 hours thereabouts.
2. The school closes 3pm if you so Which. This means ur wife will have to pick up the baby by that Time. Hence, she has a lot of restrictions as far as her availability is concerned.
3. Even child minders are worst with 20-30pounds per child.,

At the end, ur wife might only be able to work if your good self is off from work and u can take care of the Baby...

japhethGold:
Exactly, this is what is happening to my family now. I can only work when my sweet wife is back from work or off work that day.
But on the whole, it is better than leaving your family behind in nigeria. So just prepare and bring them. It is a price you have to pay for your children future!

japhethGold:
Please bros, we need optimism NOW but not pessimism as this bros has painted. He is painting a gloomy picture which I refuse to accept.
Period.

There are jobs and there are good opportunities in the UK as it stands. He has forgotten that he is talking about a 3.5 Trillion Dollar Economy capacity that can absorb loads and loads of labour.

If you ask me, I would say choose a good course and also strive to take some professional certifications like Business Analysis, CIMA, ACCA, HR-CPD, OSHI for safety guys, Project management, ect..... Some of these certificates are short and can be taken online now. Sharpen your skills; these are what matter now for young people who japa from Nigeria. Anyway, the future is brighter here than in Nigeria.

So, getting a study visa to come to UK alone is achievement and a life time opportunity. How you see it and use it depends on you.

Thank you and God favour ALL of US in JESUS NAME.