Skills mismatch drives graduate unemployment – Higher Education Ministry :: Mmegi Online

A mismatch between graduate skills and labour market demands remains one of the major factors contributing to youth unemployment in Botswana, the Ministry of Higher Education has revealed.

Appearing before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Government Assurances, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Higher Education, Professor Richard Tabulawa, said that though progress has been made in the tertiary education sector, several challenges continue to hinder the ministry's ability to fully deliver on its mandate and achieve the objectives of the Botswana Tertiary Education Policy (BTEP).

Tabulawa identified graduate unemployment as one of the ministry's most pressing concerns, attributing it largely to a disconnect between the skills produced by tertiary institutions and those required by industry.

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Skills mismatch drives graduate unemployment – Higher Education Ministry

A mismatch between graduate skills and labour market demands remains one of the major factors contributing to youth unemployment in Botswana, the Ministry of Higher Education has revealed.

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