PATECO Students Fear Uncertain Future

PATECO students
PATECO students

PALAPYE: Masses of dejected first year students filled the hall at the West campus of Palapye Technical College (PATECO) on Friday, to receive news of their future stay at the college.

The students were informed of the criterion that would be used to reduce their numbers to meet the capacity of the college.Over a thousand first year students were admitted at the college back in October 2018 under the new programme for certificate courses in various trades.

In fact, it is a similar case with many technical colleges across the country where students were admitted in large numbers. These over-capacitated respective colleges and now their study opportunities face uncertainties.

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