Education strategy 2010
6.1 The links of education, skills, employment and growth
How do we strengthen the links between education, skills acquisition, employment and growth?
What we think is required is:
- Good quality basic education (primary plus lower secondary), especially for girls
- Whole sector investments informed by country specific diagnostics on school to work transition and improving value for money across the sector
- Relevant school curricula, better teaching, appropriate skills development
- An environment that supports partnerships with the private sector and civil society
However, there are still further questions to answer. Please read and respond to these in the following sections.
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I work with businesses around the world who are crying out for vocationally skilled workers. MDG focus on primary education is useful, but the rest of the training/education sector has been neglected as a result. DFID should seek input from local chambers of commerce/producer associations to understand their bottlenecks for growth. A skilled workforce is often number 1. Effective management is also essential. Colleges and universities should be supported to develop nationally comparable qualification frameworks that will enable lifelong learning. If these can be regional it will also help labour migration to areas where certain skills are needed most.
We believe that the school curriculum should include more than just reading and writing and the basic academic skills:
- There should be a sufficient amount of personal, social and health education including lessons about drugs/alcohol and sex and relationships education
- Students should also have life skills education to prepare them for independence and the working environment and also should be taught about how to care for their personal wellbeing
- There should also be some citizenship and political education to teach students about how the government system works and give them a broader outlook of their country