Director of the Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research (ISSER) at the University of Ghana has charged industry players to collaborate with educational institutions in providing hands on training to students before they leave school.
This, according to Professor Peter Quartey will help bridge the huge unemployment gap in the country.
Speaking on the Super Morning Show on Thursday, October 28, 2021, the Professor posited that one of the major reasons why the challenge of unemployment still lingers in the country is because business owners do not offer opportunities for students to intern in order to acquire the relevant skills for the job market.
Consequently, graduates leave school and are faced with the challenge of unemployment since they have not been equipped with the requisite skills which will enable them find jobs.
"The training institutions are churning out a lot of graduates but some are not really prepared for the job market. I say this because I expect industry players and universities to partner us so that students can have internships and attachments and be moulded and ready for the job market by the time they come out," he said.
He noted that, instead, business owners turn students down when they are sent out for internship opportunities.
"We sign letters to students for internships and attachments but often just a handful are given the opportunity and it's not helping," he noted.
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