Speaker Oboth tasks graduates with turning skills
Speaker of Parliament Jacob Marksons Oboth addressed graduates at the Makerere Business Institute, urging them to prioritize practical skills and innovation over formal credentials. He emphasized that the education system must evolve to produce job creators rather than just job seekers to meet the demands of the modern economy.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing debate in developing economies regarding the alignment of higher education curricula with actual labor market needs.
_______________ The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Marksons Oboth, has challenged Ugandan graduates to look beyond academic qualifications and focus on practical skills, innovation, integrity and enterprise as they prepare to enter an increasingly competitive job market. "Obtaining certificates and diplomas should not be viewed as the end of their education, but as a foundation for applying knowledge to real-life challenges. Today you receive a certificate; tomorrow the world will ask what you can do with it. Education must therefore give us more than documents. It must give us skills, character and the courage to create opportunities," Oboth said.
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