> should be to prepare people for working in the industry. There used to be a system of education here in the UK called vocational colleges (or sometimes cours

> should be to prepare people for working in the industry. There used to be a system of education here in the UK called vocational colleges (or sometimes courses) where you would do exactly this, prepare for work in the industry - and industry would be involved in helping shape the curriculum, giving students work experience etc. This has fallen out of favour a lot, it still exists for trades activities like plumbing, electrician, bricklaying/building etc. but you won't find a software engineering course