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Tue, 26 Aug 2008 Feature Article

The basic education are out now what next for our youths?

The basic education  are out now what next for our youths?

So what happen when our youth finshed this basic education what happen next?

Does the system follow them up?

What are the options opened to our Ghanaians youths of today?

What happen to those students who fail to make the grade?

Is there any educational maintence allowance for those whose parents can’t afford to make ends meets so for them their education is finished unless there is a intervention to help them out further their education.

In British a rich nation youths whose parents do not earn much get £30 a week for helping them to attend college and this is on top of the child benefits.

Why can’t our youths get something close to this programme? Do we want a wealthy nation or a nation full of uninspired youths, crooks and cociane dealers?

Our system must pay up in order to engaged our youth to aspire to achieve economic independence instead of that dependency of family members and engaging in child prostitution to earn a living.

Is there money earked for children whose parents below below our poverty lines.
What does our system expect students to do when their parents are unable to help them through education?

Apprenticeship is a as a way of continuing learning for example working and earning all at the same time to gain an National Vocational Qualificational (NVQ) a recognised qualification.

Is this universal to evevry student?

What has Ghana got to offer our youths to aspire to greater thing in order to reach their full potoential?

Are our students signposted in their various schools through career counselling, other options available with the link up with the both other educational set up or business world.

What is the options available though?

How could these youth contribute to make a difference for their motherland?

Any thoughts perhaps in the offering?

Mercy Adede Bolus
Mercy Adede Bolus, © 2008

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