The Minister for Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has attributed the high level of youth unemployment in the country to the nature of courses offered by tertiary institutions in the country.
Speaking to a crowd at the University of Ghana‘s New Year School this year, the sector minister noted that many of the programs offered at the tertiary level do not help create jobs.
Even while some of these programs have the proper accreditation, in his opinion, they do not satisfy the needs of business or the labor market.
To close the gap between industry and academics, he emphasized the urgent necessity for a redesign of tertiary programs.
Dr. Adutwum noted that his organization is working assiduously to start this crucial transformation so that young people all around the nation can enjoy better lives.
“So many students have enrolled in diploma in education. They’re being trained for jobs that do not exist.
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“Thousands and thousands are graduating for jobs that do not exist … I’m fully aware and we’re engaging the universities. I think we need to focus on courses that have relevance to that particular student and to the nation”, the Minister said.
“We need to change course. Because unemployment invariably comes from the fact that we’re training the graduates for courses that don’t exist”, he added.
The Minister’s sentiments support the need for policymakers to focus education more on employment.
Every year, Ghana’s unemployment rate rises as more new graduates struggle to find meaningful employment.
Numerous young people are now without jobs, some of whom have developed depression as a result of their idleness.
Others have also been forced to give up their degrees in order to take menial jobs in order to survive.
Young male graduates have turned to sports betting as a result of the circumstance in order to get by financially.
The government meanwhile asserts that it is addressing the unemployment situation around the clock.
Source: Myoyonline
