Specialised training transforms young lives
Entrepreneurship education requires new strategies, especially when candidates lack the most basic life skills
Youth unemployment is on the rise, economies are shrinking, job losses continue and inequality is worsening. The old ways are failing us, nowhere more so than in education. Training institutions are having to dig deep to devise strategies to overcome their limitations and provide hope and advancement to their students, enabling them to access real opportunities and engage meaningfully in economies. In short, to get their slice of the pie. Not to do so invites disaster. In SA, the #FeesMustFall and other youth protest movements herald a growing tide of dissent and dissatisfaction with the status quo among the youth. You cannot exclude the majority of young people from the mainstream economy forever and expect them not to react. Young Africans are three times more likely than adults to be unemployed and many more are trapped in menial jobs by poor or nonexistent education. The International Labour Organisation’s Global Employment Trends for Youth report in 2013 estimated that up to 60...
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