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WAGs have skills to fall back on
25 October 2007
The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) has pointed out that WAG wannabes should ensure they have a good set of qualifications to fall back on.
Although to many young women it may seem that a pair of Christian Louboutin heels are the most useful accessories, the council points out that most high-profile WAGs have at least five good GCSEs or the vocational equivalent such as a level 2 diploma in Animal Care, Fashion Retail or Aerobic Instruction.
Management training, customer service training and writing skills would all be useful for helping people get on in life.
Victoria Beckham, who has found success despite leaving learning with only a handful of GCSEs, is not typical of all WAGs.
In fact, Wayne Rooney's girlfriend Coleen McLoughlin has ten GCSEs, and Stewart Downing's on-off flame Michaela Henderson-Thynne is studying for a law degree.
"Many young people today believe that fame and fortune is possible without hard
work, but what today's findings show is that whatever your chosen career, gaining
the minimum set of qualifications is an important first step," said the LSC's Julia Dowd.
"There's no need to give up on your dreams, but the reality is that leaving your future down to chance could leave you unemployable or in a low-paid, dead-end job, so what we're saying is that whatever it is you aspire to do, have a back up plan and gain the minimum set of qualifications."
