A profession that requires a university or college degree.
figures show pay is lagging behind that of other graduate professions
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In Scotland teaching is an all-graduate profession, as it could have been in England had the politicians not decided against it.
The former teacher told delegates at the National Union of Teachers' annual conference that teaching should remain a graduate profession.
At one time it was held that solicitors should be better educated than before, and the profession was deemed to be one which should be an all-graduate profession.
He believes that children will suffer unless teaching remains a graduate profession.
The figures show that teaching is now an almost entirely graduate profession, with 96% holding degrees.
Nurses desiring increased status and greater parity with doctors sought to transform their training into a graduate profession.
I would suggest that as nursing has moved to an all-graduate profession, having the ability to acquire new knowledge is a skill we all have.
"They were perplexed as to why I didn't stick to traditional graduate professions," says Ms Hall, who graduated in fashion design five years ago.
Examples of acceptable work experience might include experience in graduate professions such as nursing, social work, teaching, and occupational therapy.