Over the last ten years there has
been a rise the number of teens finishing their studies at age 16 or 17.
Statistics indicate that they are opting to leave school as early as possible,
either because they are unable or unwilling to take their education further. It
is clear that this could have a long-term impact on the skills, knowledge and
qualifications of the general workforce. It is therefore essential that
governments find ways to reverse this trend.
We need to begin by asking why
young people do not see college as a good option. A major factor is certainly
the cost. For many low-income families, course fees, materials and equipment
are simply unaffordable. Reducing fees would therefore enable many more
students to attend college. However, for the government to do this, it would
need to use a very large part of its total budget for education, year after
year.
It might be a more practical
solution to offer young people more flexibility in when and how they study. If
governments supported colleges developing online courses and blended learning programmes,
more young people could study at a time and place that was convenient to them.
Students with daytime jobs, for instance, could choose to do their coursework
and view workshops or online webinars in the evening or weekends.
Setting up these kinds of
programme would be expensive at first, but once the courses were established,
it would be a cost-effective approach. Now we have the technology, we should use
it to maximize educational opportunities for the young generation.
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