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Bias for academic qualifications over vocational training has led to an undersupply of skills in crucial areas such as equipping people to become artisans and entrepreneurs.
EDUCATION

Skills gap devours young people’s dreams

Youth unemployment is a crisis but educational reforms have the potential to turn the rising tide

  • Mankodi Moitse
5 min read
Vocational education at schools, colleges and training centres, coupled with apprenticeships can improve the school-to-work transition and reduce the high unemployment rate. (Getty Images)
APPRENTICESHIP

Vocational training can help solve many of Africa’s problems

Vocational education at schools, colleges and training centres, coupled with apprenticeships can improve the school-to-work transition and reduce the high unemployment rate

  • Paul Terna Gbahabo
8 min read
Graphic by John McCann/ M&G
COLLEGES

Vocational training set to be revitalised, says higher education department

The department of higher education and training is on track to revitalise the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) college system

  • Nkosinathi Sishi
10 min read