ActionSA Calls for Government to Reflect on Issues Perpetuating the Prevalence of Unemployed Graduates in South Africa
Dr Tutu Faleni
ActionSA Team FixSA Member for Higher Education
ActionSA calls for government to reflect on issues that perpetuate the prevalence of unemployed graduates in South Africa. The celebration of worker’s day comes at a time when our country is at all time high unemployment of South Africans, including graduates from out institutions of higher learning.
The 2024 national elections serve as a time of reflection on what has been achieved by government regarding the creation of an economy that allows for graduates produced annually by the higher institutions of learning to get employment and use the skills gained.
These are young people majority of whom made huge personal sacrifices to obtain a higher education training and qualification, with hopes that their country will award them employment opportunities. It is disheartening to see these university graduates join the continuously expanding pool of unemployment, to an extent of taking their plight to the streets, in protest.
This country cannot continue awarding unemployed graduates with a R350 social distress grant, instead of fixing the economy to enable employment opportunities. We also believe that the state’s ultimate goal should be to provide services and foster the environment necessary for socio-economic prosperity and upward mobility, rather than being directly involved in job or income creation.
ActionSA believes that the following immediate steps should be taken to provide employment to the many unemployed graduates who have not, in their lifetime, enjoyed the benefits of fulltime employment.
ActionSA believes that increased access to education, should be accompanied with an increase in economic opportunities to achieving prosperity and an upward social mobility.
ActionSA Calls for Government to Reflect on Issues Perpetuating the Prevalence of Unemployed Graduates in South Africa
ActionSA calls for government to reflect on issues that perpetuate the prevalence of unemployed graduates in South Africa. The celebration of worker’s day comes at a time when our country is at all time high unemployment of South Africans, including graduates from out institutions of higher learning.
The 2024 national elections serve as a time of reflection on what has been achieved by government regarding the creation of an economy that allows for graduates produced annually by the higher institutions of learning to get employment and use the skills gained.
These are young people majority of whom made huge personal sacrifices to obtain a higher education training and qualification, with hopes that their country will award them employment opportunities. It is disheartening to see these university graduates join the continuously expanding pool of unemployment, to an extent of taking their plight to the streets, in protest.
This country cannot continue awarding unemployed graduates with a R350 social distress grant, instead of fixing the economy to enable employment opportunities. We also believe that the state’s ultimate goal should be to provide services and foster the environment necessary for socio-economic prosperity and upward mobility, rather than being directly involved in job or income creation.
ActionSA believes that the following immediate steps should be taken to provide employment to the many unemployed graduates who have not, in their lifetime, enjoyed the benefits of fulltime employment.
ActionSA believes that increased access to education, should be accompanied with an increase in economic opportunities to achieving prosperity and an upward social mobility.