Parents accused of failing vocational education

PIC: Some of the 507 students who turned up for the MasterCard Foundation Post-Secondary Opportunities Expo at Hana International School in Nsangi, Wakiso District. (Credit: Godfrey Kimono)

EDUCATION | VOCATIONAL TRAINING

Parents have been accused of failing vocational training, by discouraging their children from joining such institutions.

Francis Tabu, the programmes manager for the Brac Scholar programme, under the Brac foundation, said parents prefer that their children join universities, something which has unintentionally caused unemployment among university graduates.

He was speaking at the launch of a  two-day post-secondary opportunities expo at Hana International School in Nsangi, Wakiso district, organised by Brac Uganda.

Robinson Nsumba-Lyazi, the director of basic and secondary education at the Ministry of Education, said: "The 21st century is looking for innovative and problem-solving individuals. Therefore, we should embrace both soft and hard skills."

The Expo

A total of 507 Senior Six leavers from 60 secondary schools across the country attended the expo.

The expo also attracted teachers and lecturers from universities and higher institutions of learning, with the aim of helping learners make informed choices while choosing universities and vocational institutions to go to further their education.