Struggles of a final year student
Ideally being in your final academic year would make you feel excited and optimistic about the future, but what happens when you need to find an internship and get work integrated learning? Apply,many would say. But what happens when you've been applying and going for interviews yet they either cant hire you because you have to go to school once a week or you are not an ideal candidate because you haven't completed your qualification?
Internships before completion of qualification, yay? or nay?
Should internships be done during the final year of study or should institutions allow learners to complete their studies then place them in organisations?What happens then when students cannot find internships within the time period allocated by an institution?Is it fair on the student to have to waste a year?What can institutions do to help make the process of students getting internships easier and less threatening for their future?
Is government doing enough to provide work opportunities?
Year in and year out, we hear the government fussing about the need for youth upliftment and job creation. Yet, how is youth elevation ever going to be a reality when finding work integrated learning opportunities is a struggle?Is government really doing enough in terms of providing work opportunities for the work, more especially when more and more young people are working hard to empower themselves by furthering their studies.
