Maisha Baada ya Mahafali: Are Graduates Adequately Prepared for the Job Market?
African graduates toss their caps into the air during a graduation celebration, marking the culmination of years of study and the beginning of their search for employment. In her radio documentary Maisha Baada ya Mahafali (Life After Graduation), Mercy Ruto examines the challenges young graduates face in securing jobs and calls for education and vocational training to be better aligned with labour market demands
Radio Documentary by Mercy Ruto.
Every year, thousands of students graduate from colleges and universities across Kenya with hopes of securing employment, but many face the challenge of unemployment. In the radio documentary Maisha Baada ya Mahafali (Life After Graduation), Mercy Ruto, a journalism student at Eldoret Technical Training Institute currently undertaking practical training at Eldoret Media Hub, examines the gap between the growing number of graduates and the available employment opportunities in the country.
Drawing on graduate statistics and data on the time it takes to secure employment, the documentary compares Kenya’s challenges with vocational training approaches in Madagascar. It calls for aligning education with labour market demands, strengthening career guidance, and equipping young people with practical skills and start-up resources to promote entrepreneurship and improve their employment prospects.
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