Education allocations must target youth unemployment
There is now a commitment to increase the number of students entering universities by 2020 and also to allocate more funds for vocational training.
The current intake into government universities is around 25,000 per year. Nearly 60% (150,000) of the students who sit for the exam and satisfy the minimum requirement cannot enter universities. While this proposal is certainly a positive move, the challenge however will be to improve the teaching quality and curriculum of govern