Posted
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 |
by- The Citizen Reporter
In Kenya, 51 per cent of graduates are believed to be unfit for jobs. Photo | FILE
At least half of graduates produced by East African
universities lack employability skills, technical mastery and basic
work-related capabilities, a new survey shows.
According
to the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA), a body created
to regulate higher education in the region, the situation simply
confirms the concerns among employers that most graduates are not fully
prepared for the job market.
The situation, the report
which polled employers says, denies all the five countries making up
the region the skills needed to drive growth.
The study
shows that Uganda has the worst record, with at least 63 per cent of
graduates found to lack job market skills followed closely by Tanzania
where 61 per cent of graduates are ill-prepared.
In
Burundi and Rwanda, 55 per cent and 52 per cent of graduates
respectively are perceived to be incompetent while in Kenya, 51 per cent
of graduates are believed to be unfit for jobs.
The
implication is that despite the improvement in university enrolment
across the region and the fact that thousands of young people are
graduating each year; their qualifications are unable to secure many of
them jobs.
CLICK HERE to read the full report.
At least half of graduates produced by East African
universities lack employability skills, technical mastery and basic
work-related capabilities, a new survey shows.
According
to the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA), a body created
to regulate higher education in the region, the situation simply
confirms the concerns among employers that most graduates are not fully
prepared for the job market.
The situation, the report
which polled employers says, denies all the five countries making up
the region the skills needed to drive growth.
The study
shows that Uganda has the worst record, with at least 63 per cent of
graduates found to lack job market skills followed closely by Tanzania
where 61 per cent of graduates are ill-prepared.
In
Burundi and Rwanda, 55 per cent and 52 per cent of graduates
respectively are perceived to be incompetent while in Kenya, 51 per cent
of graduates are believed to be unfit for jobs.
The
implication is that despite the improvement in university enrolment
across the region and the fact that thousands of young people are
graduating each year; their qualifications are unable to secure many of
them jobs.
CLICK HERE to read the full report.
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