The Necessity of Vocational Education in Liberia

GRADUATE PROGRAM IN EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF LIBERIA

GPED 607: EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
Samuel Mawolo Johnson
I.D. #: 15638

The Necessity of vocational Education in Liberia

Over the years, I have observe that the Liberian educational system up to the uplifted enlighten take is mainly geared toward producing functionally literate citizens with no specific vocational skills. Consequently, high instruct graduates find it extremely difficult to be absorbed in the local contrast market. In my opinion, in this modern era where emphasis is position on technological advancement, obtaining an education that emphasizes only the basic requirements of reading, typography arithmetic, history, etc., is not sufficient.
Nearly two weeks ago, I conducted an informal lot of 150 high school graduates from various communities in the Logan town area, where I live. Findings from the survey show that 82.7% (or 124 graduates) applied for jobs after high school, but only 29.8% of those who applied (or 37 graduates) were employed. Furthermore, the findings show that of the 37 employed graduates, 15 had some formal training in computer operations, and were employed mainly as receptionists or mapping assistants; while the remaining 22 were employed in non-specific skillful jobs like bar tenders, restaurant waiters, and so on.



The rest of the 87 (or 70.2%) job applicants did not have any vocational skills. This lose of vocational skills was perhaps the reason for their not being employed.
It is my disapprobation that if one were to extrapolate the findings in the above survey to the study scene, the picture would not be significantly different. It is abundantly wanton that high school education in Liberia is grossly short-staffed to meet the demands of the modern day job market. There is indeed the need for a paradigm shift in the educational program design at the high school level in Liberia. The educational system at the high school level should be structured in a counselling that the three years spent in...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay



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