Education in Africa: An Administrator's Perspective

It is widely accepted that Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), has the great potential of accelerating any country's drive towards development. Typically, there are two pathways for an individual to take, in pursuing a career in TVET. One is to gain admission to a Technical or Vocational Institution or to undertake an apprenticeship with a master craftsperson in ones chosen field. Countries like Malaysia, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore collectively known as the Asian Tigers have successfully adopted sound policies in the technical and vocational training sector, which have resulted in the emergence of a highly skilled workforce.China has been able to create a new “united states” within thirty years. It achieved that feat through technical/vocational education. A good technical or vocational education, benefits the individual by giving him or her an opportunity to earn a decent wage, and live a dignified life. It also benefits the family by r...

I have been working on a project of estimating the progression rate of female students from secondary to tertiary level in Africa and the scope of female centric vocational training institutions for women empowerment. Below is an abstract of female participation in some of the countries in East, West and South Africa. Participation and performance of female students has been compared with male and total at the senior secondary (A level) examination in Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Botswana and South Africa. Results for the 2016 examination in various countries has been considered for sample study. I thought it to be appropriate to release some of the analysis on International Women’s Day to highlight women’s participation and performance in senior secondary and university education. Share of female students attending senior secondary exams in Rwanda and Botswana has been higher than male in 2015 & 2016. Female participation in pre-tertiary qualifying exam ha...