UNDP alarmed by lack of sustainable jobs

Government's obsession with stop gap programmes such as 'Ipelegeng' has come under fire
Government's obsession with stop gap programmes such as 'Ipelegeng' has come under fire

High unemployment is not only a source of concern to Batswana, but also development partners such as the United Nations Development Programme.

The 2014 Human Development annual report has raised a concern about lack of sustainable jobs, noting that local tertiary institutions do not produce graduates that the job market requires.

“This may also be a reflection that  education is not producing graduates with the required skills especially vocational type of education. Employment creation to absorb these youth and also make the youth employable from an appropriate training are key challenges to the current Botswana economy,” says the report released last Friday.

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