We must change the mindset that degrees are all or nothing

Is the author unaware of the decades' long discussion about just this?

What you or universities consider valuable is onething. What employers are willing to accept is quite another. how many employers will hire a Cert or Diploma graduate when they could just as easily hire one with a full Bachelors degree? At a time when some graduates are struggling to find graduate jobs shortcuts or smaller steps might not be seen as attractive to potential students.