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Skill development is indispensable in our global village. The universities are playing important roles to shape knowledge and thinking but skill development which is often outside the four walls of the schools are not prioritized. Traditionally, parents are obsessed with academic schooling which is crucial and students therefore have restricted opportunities to switch after first degree for skill development. This is as a result of parents being the sponsors of their children and that they often decide what programs their wards must read in school giving little to no room for freedom of choice. This as a result almost everyone is starting same businesses with different names and that the entrepreneurial impact cannot be felt or measured.
This has culminated into lots of academic graduates without jobs but the few skilled individuals have the livelihoods. Should students (children) have the freedom to diversify their gifts and talents so as to be relevant after college or university to create for themselves livelihood opportunities or parent should dictate for their wards what they think is best?
The Bastiat Society Ghana would have a conversation on occupational freedom in Ghana to discuss how this could be addressed to develop an entrepreneurial economy.
