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Ghanaian Graduates Share Their Frustrations On Social Media- Says It Is Better To Invest In Superbet Rather Than Acquiring A Degree

09/2/2018 5:40 pm
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Looking for a decent job in Ghana has become extremely difficult. Many young Ghanaian graduates have stayed home as unemployed for more than 7 years after acquiring a degree making them disappointed in education.
Some people would ask why people will stay at home for that long looking for someone or government to employ them but I dare say entrepreneurial skills are not embedded in everybody.
In as much as some people will have to do something for themselves, we cannot take away the fact that in many countries the government employs a large chunk of the working force. It is not everybody who has the temerity and temperament to be an entrepreneur especially in this our country where nothing works properly.

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Ghana National Service Scheme | Is it Worth the HUSTLE?

09/5/2014 11:42 am
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Ghana National Service
Ghana National Service

Every year around this time thousands of recent graduates develop anxiety attacks as they await the release of the postings for that particular year of service. It was no different this time around, and being a member of this year’s class of personnel made me experience this phenomenon all the more vividly.

The National Service Scheme posts these graduates to different sectors of the job world for a year’s service to the nation, during which they would receive a small allowance in return for their service. It’s a fairly common practice the world over, and it is aside the concept of apprenticeship another way of equipping students with the necessary job experience for their foray into the job world.

As a concept it sounds okay, but in practice the scheme is fraught with difficulties. I mentioned feelings of anxiety in graduates when waiting for the postings and it’s mainly because of some of these difficulties. Already we are seeing the complaints coming in from disillusioned students over their place of posting.

The reason why such an exciting event rather evokes feelings of such dread is due to two problems with the postings, one with geography and the other with expertise.

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