Education Sector Strategy 2020 (Etssp) To Improve Global Competitiveness Of Botswana

The Global Competitiveness Index tracks the performance of close to 140 countries on the 12 pillars of competitiveness. It assesses the factors and institutions identified by empirical and theoretical research as determining improvements in productivity which in turn is the main determinant of long-term growth and an essential factor in economic growth and prosperity.

According to the report, the top six challenges and barriers to economic growth in Botswana are Poor Work Ethics, Access to Financing, corruption, Restrictive Labour Regulations, Inefficient Government Bureaucracy and Inadequately/trained workforce. As an educationist, my submissions will zero on two factors which are Poor Work Ethics and Inadequately trained workforce. This is because my work as a teacher has direct implications in that regard and therefore my actions or inactions thereof has some bearing onto how these factors are pegged by the Global Competitiveness Index.