Tertiary sponsorship declines

The government has reduced sponsorship for teartiary students
The government has reduced sponsorship for teartiary students

Yesterday Parliament learnt that there has been a decline in government-sponsored tertiary education enrolment and participation rate during the past year.

President Ian Khama said the decline was 21.3%  in the 2014/2015 financial year, compared to financial year 2015/2016 when it declined further by 19.9%.

“This is due to the limited government financial resources for sponsorship. Given the exponential growth in demand for tertiary education, government is therefore exploring options for sustainable funding including cost-sharing,” Khama said during the State of the Nation Address (SONA). In his SONA, Khama said in order to reduce graduate unemployment, government is engaging employers to identify marketable skills.

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