And you thought only high school drop-outs worked at McDonald’s. Little did you know when they screwed up your cheeseburger they were getting bad grades.

McDonald’s employees trained in skills needed to run outlets for the fast-food chain can get credit toward high school diplomas, the British government said Monday.

Along with two other large companies, McDonald’s Corp. was given the power to award the equivalent of advanced high-school qualifications as part of a plan to improve young people’s skills, said the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, a government education regulator.

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The fast-food chain had been granted approval to develop courses and set exams up to the standard of A-levels – the final exams taken by high school students that determine college and university admission.

So what’s the next step in this process? College at 7-Eleven? Graduate school at the WaWa?

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