Government policies provide the funds to study but do not necessarily provide platforms for one to enter the work place as a student via internship programs. After grueling years of blood, sweat, tears, sleepless nights all seemingly place a student with the idea that all efforts are in vain in trying to find a big break or opportunity in the field of study. The Joint Initiative for Priority Skills Acquisition (Jipsa) and The Accelerated Growth and Shared Growth Initiative for South Africa (Asgisa) have not managed to alleviate this issue at all. Instead, most graduates, specifically from the Humanities, are left destitute with an oversaturated job market forced to emigrate with their skills (Pauw, 2006: 4). Government red tape placed at every corner stone where there are proposed opportunities makes it near impossible to be granted a position to harness skills attained whilst completing the degree.http://www.elle.co.za/intern-at-elle/
The researchers identified various reasons why students remain unemployed after graduating. ‘‘The wrong types of graduates are being produced; there too few technical graduates,’’ the report stated http://ipsnews.net/africa/nota.asp?idnews=47427
The researchers identified various reasons why students remain unemployed after graduating. ‘‘The wrong types of graduates are being produced; there too few technical graduates,’’ the report stated http://ipsnews.net/africa/nota.asp?idnews=47427
Unemployment among South African graduates grew from 6.6 percent in 1995 to 9.7 percent five years later, according to a 2007 working paper titled ‘'Graduate unemployment in the face of skills shortages: A labour market paradox'’ by the University of Cape Town's Development Policy Research Unit (DPRU). The unit researches labour markets, poverty and inequality.
This translated into 36,000 jobless people with degrees and 165,000 unemployed holders of diplomas and certificates.
This translated into 36,000 jobless people with degrees and 165,000 unemployed holders of diplomas and certificates.
in my opinion i think it all depends on a individual.... we all of us are in a race in life the main question is how hungry are we . do some of us even want to be part of the race? ..''the some of us '' being the people waiting for jobs to fall on top of our laps therefore we need to keep pushing and come up with ideas that will create more jobs by doing this we helping the government and working hand in hand with it.
ReplyDeleteWELL SAID BUT MOST PEOPLE DONT HAVE MUCH RESOURCES EG THOSE WHO COME FROM THE RURAL OR DISADVNTAGE FAMILIES
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