Causes of Unemployment
Poor education system
The education structure used in
Africa is not beneficial to the
students as it does not directly
correspond to the prevailing
economic activities outside the
school system. ... read full comment
Causes of Unemployment
Poor education system
The education structure used in
Africa is not beneficial to the
students as it does not directly
correspond to the prevailing
economic activities outside the
school system. Rather than
providing useful skills to students
and molding professionals,
theory is what is being taught
instead of practical. Such
education systems just impart
literary and general education
without sufficient practical
content. The end result of this
system is an individual whose
skills do not replicate the current
economic trends in the African
job market. Since the education
curriculum in Africa does not
consist of industrial skills, it
produces many graduates with
non-transferable skills.
Furthermore, the all-inclusive
policy at secondary and college
levels has increased
unemployment amongst the
learned that are only fit for
common white collar
employment rather than self-
employment.
Lack of training facilities
Another vital cause of
unemployment in Africa,
particularly amongst the youth,
is due to absence of training
facilities and sufficient
vocational guidance. As
previously listed, Africa’s
education structure is flawed as
it purely provides academic
knowledge that is not work
oriented. Hence, this creates the
need for establishment of several
technical facilities and other
work oriented courses at the
village level. Many students in
Africa, particularly those in the
rural areas, still remain
oblivious to the possible
employment venues and also
choice of work.
Bad leadership
Lack of employment in Africa is
also linked to the bad leadership
and corrupt attitude of
individuals in power. Moreover,
there is a lot of money
embezzlement and power
retention exhibited by policy
makers in the education sector in
Africa. This means funds
required for improvement of
education are diverted for selfish
personal use. Hence, the
education sector remains largely
undeveloped.
With labor being readily
available in Africa, policy
makers should now start
emphasizing more on labor
intensive methods of production.
In addition, technocrats and
learned people ought to think
about self-employment, rather
than moving to other countries
in search of employment.
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Causes of Unemployment
Poor education system
The education structure used in
Africa is not beneficial to the
students as it does not directly
correspond to the prevailing
economic activities outside the
school system. ...
read full comment