The Minister said this in a speech read on her behalf by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services Permanent Secretary Godfrey Malama at the Citizens University 2nd Graduation Ceremony in Lusaka today.
The Minister emphasized that attaining a degree was not only for the purpose of getting formal employment but also for contributing to job creation through various entrepreneurial skills.
She added that Government was making headway in reducing levels of unemployment in the nation as evidenced by a number of development programs currently going on.
And speaking earlier, Citizens University Vice Chancellor Faustine Salamu commended Government for facilitating the growth of the country’s education sector through various policy interventions.
Dr. Salamu said his university would ensure that it provides training programs that are relevant to the country’s educational needs.
Over hundred students graduated in various disciplines ranging from Education, Occupational Health and Safety, Business Administration, Religious Studies, Banking and Finance among others.
Kampamba Mulenga’s highest qualification is an Advanced Certificate in Health Care she is in no position to be giving advice to degree graduates!!
Citizen university? Never heard about it and I am very sure it is a useless university.
Degrees in Zambia are being dished out like sweets.. too many fly by night universities
In this indebted economy with no start up capital available, high interest rates, rampant poverty, having to pay kickbacks whenever you try to do busines hiw can you use entrepreneurial skills, if thse graduates have them.
Talk and more talk the truth of the matter us that there are more graduates than positions so the government says become an entrepreneur and create further employmet. The governments strategies are not promoting employment for zambian’s. Opportunities for chinese yes but zambians no.
Chines will own markets, rents our pipo cannot afford so their own will be the ones they rent to. We are dull.
Poverty breeds corruption then corruption creates poverty. Zambia break the cycle!!!!!!