14: HE and Unemployment – A View from Nigeria
Misan Rewane, the Director of Lagos-based organisation, West Africa Vocational Education (WAVE), joins this week's episode. We reflect on higher education in Nigeria and explore the merits of 'vocational education' as a tool for unemployed youths to gain skills and improve their access to steady employment. We also get some student opinions on whether a vocational or academic education is more relevant for African youths today. [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/274516599" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Read about Misan's work by visiting the links below: University degrees are not the answer for Africa’s unemployed youth Be like Misan Rewane and Move Back to Nigeria to Positively Impact the Lives of Others In Nigeria, university degrees can lead to poverty Photo by Rajmund Dabrowski