GRADUATE UNEMPLOYMENT & LIFE AFTER SCHOOL: PREPARING YOURSELF FOR THE JOB- MARKET AND BEYOND.
This Certificate in Graduate Unemployment and Life after School: Preparing Yourself for the Job-Market and Beyond, is a special course designed by the TREMMBiT CONSULT under the GRaSYES Initiative, to train, develop, equip and empower the Graduates, Students and youths in developing contexts, especially, Africa, for successful corporate life after school. Besides, students who enrol in the GRaSYES Programs have the opportunity to sign up to, and become members of the TREMMBiT Consult Business Club, to receive mentorship, coaching and professional business consulting services at reduced prices, aimed at making them successful entrepreneurs and leaders in their respective fields.
GRADUATE UNEMPLOYMENT & LIFE AFTER SCHOOL: PREPARING YOURSELF FOR THE JOB- MARKET AND BEYOND.
The empirical evidence on the labour market dynamics reveals that the unemployment rates in Ghana are higher among the educated than the uneducated. The available data depicted in Figure 1 below reports the lowest unemployment rate among those with no formal education followed by those with basic education. The highest rate of unemployment is reported among those with secondary education followed by tertiary graduates.
Figure 1: Unemployment Rates by Level of Educational Attainment (%)
Why are the educated, that is, those with secondary and tertiary education more unemployed in Ghana than those with no formal education?
There are two reasons that account for this trend. The first reason is that there are limited job openings in the formal sector for those with secondary or tertiary education who do not consider employment in the informal economy as an option. The second, a rather more critical reason is the problem of skill mismatch as a result of the gap between the type of training offered by academic institutions and the type of skills required for employment in the labour market. In essence, the higher unemployment figures among the educated compared to the uneducated provides very strong evidence that the educational system has failed in averting unemployment in Ghana. The increasing phenomenon of unemployment among the educated is a reflection of the problem of skill mismatch between skills churned out by educational and training institutions and skills requirement by firms, raising concerns about the relevance of education and training on job prospects. The strong emphasis on examinations in the assessment of the performance of students in Ghana’s education system as opposed to the adoption of problem-solving and practical oriented teaching methods could be blamed for the phenomenon of skill mismatch in the Ghanaian labour market. This calls for a thorough review of the current education system in Ghana that emphasizes a shift from examination focused training to practical and problem solving education that links training with the requirements of industry.
The ultimate motivation of the Certificate in Graduate Unemployment and Life after School: Preparing Yourself for the Job-Market and Beyond, is to empower and equip students, graduates and the Youth in Ghana and Africa with the requisite knowledge base, information, and practical tools that would make them more effective, efficient and successful in the as Corporate Leaders. The program content has been carefully crafted by academic and industry experts to inculcate in our Seminar Participants, the required employee (followership) and managerial mind-sets, attitudes, skills, competences and expertise that would make them excel as “job seekers” in a highly competitive global corporate and labour market ecosystem.
The philosophy of the course (Certificate in Graduate Unemployment and Life after School: Preparing Yourself for the Job-Market and Beyond) is pragmatism. The pragmatic paradigm advocates the use of mixed methods as a pragmatic way to understand human behaviour and solve societal problems – hence It employs advocates a relational epistemology (i.e. the approach to problem-solving in life are best determined by what the problem-solver deems appropriate), a non-singular reality ontology (that there is no single approach to problem-solving and all societal problems require unique solutions), a mixed-methods methodology (a combination of theory and practical applications), and a value-laden axiology (finding solutions to the problems for the benefit of people). The TREMMBiT Consult firmly believes that Entrepreneurship is the best and sustainable solution to the youth/ graduate unemployment problem in Ghana and Africa. However, it is also our firm conviction (based on the empirical evidence) that Graduate, Students and Youth in Ghana and Africa, if properly equipped with the right knowledge, attitudes, skill sets, and practical expertise, could become better prepared for the job-market.
The ultimate crux of this course is to address the antecedents, consequences, and impact of Graduate Unemployment in Ghana, and provide Seminar participants with the requisite and relevant information that equips them holistically not only to secure jobs in the labor Market but also to succeed in their respective careers and emerge as top-notch industry leaders and professionals.
In particular, the course seeks to;
Soft Copy format (received digitally/online).
Entrepreneurship
Organizational Management & Leadership
Human Resource Management
Accounting & Finance
ICT & Management Information Systems
Marketing Management & Research
5 Courses
2 students