The Minister for Higher Education, Prince Maele is confident the solution to solving Botswana’s high unemployment rate amongst the youth lies in vocational education.
Maele estimated that close to 20, 000 young people are thrown into the streets every year after completing their Junior Certificate or Botswana General Certificate of Education.
He revealed government want to introduce vocational education at early age, either at primary or junior secondary school level, so that students can choose their career pathway.
He added it is unfortunate Botswana’s education system has focused on theory in the past, whilst in the countries he visited the focus was heavily on practical education.
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