Tertiary school’s significance progress :: Mmegi Online

On the tertiary front, albeit at a slow pace, finally one can say with a sense of pride and a sigh of relief that significant progress has been made over the last few years to grow and diversify university education and training opportunities.

It has been a long and intricate battle but victory looks almost certain. But with the right the mind set, the sector could have fared much better.

The greatest stumbling block, which frustrated the potential of the tertiary sector, has been the prolonged experiment of placing both short-term and long-term human resource developments on one single and predominantly academically inclined university. The one-generalist university was designed for all intents and purposes to house all faculties, to be and do everything. No need for one to pass a harsh judgement on this bold attempt because this was the beginning and the laying of the foundation needed for purposes of getting the country up on its feet. This was to answer an urgent call after suffering neglect during the 80 yearlong colonial periods.

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