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This poll has completed. It ran from July 31, 2015, 11:11 a.m. through Aug. 7, 2015, 11:53 a.m.
With the current rate of unemployment, do you think it is better for Uganda’s youth to learn vocational or academic skills?
Background
President Museveni has pledged to send unemployed youth who graduated with ‘irrelevant courses’ back to school in order to acquire skills required by the job market. “We want to create a fund where you can say that I did Greek and Latin and since there are no people who need Greek, I can get skills to do metal work,” said the President.
According to statistics, youth unemployment in Uganda stands at 62% representing 4.5 to 7.2 million youths. Unemployment seems to be lower in persons with no education & primary education and higher among those with secondary education and above; mostly because the educated youths are biased towards wage paying formal jobs with higher earnings which are harder to find.
This year alone Makerere University graduated 10,000 youths. This is just one institution among many which in an attempt to break-even are duplicating courses and pushing for high student enrollment. Vocational training institutions are those that train people in specific trades and crafts. Youths can gain specific skills in agriculture, mechanics, plumbing and such. They seem to be having much more success in graduating job creators.
Question:
With the current rate of unemployment, do you think it is better for Uganda’s youth to learn vocational skills or academic skills?
A. Vocational skills
B. Academic skills
C. Both are necessary
Instructions
Go to messages on your phone. Type PACIS followed by your DISTRICT and A, B or C. Send your message with a short comment to 8585. This SMS is completely FREE OF CHARGE.
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