Higher education and prospects of graduates’ employability in Tanzania

Kessy, Ambrose T.

dc.creator	Kessy, Ambrose T.
dc.date	2020-11-24T13:18:06Z
dc.date	2020-11-24T13:18:06Z
dc.date	2020
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-20T12:01:03Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-20T12:01:03Z
dc.identifier	Kessy, A. T. (2020). Higher education and prospects of graduates’ employability in Tanzania. Journal of Education and Practice, 11(9), 177-187.
dc.identifier	DOI: 10.7176/JEP/11-9-19
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2551
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2551
dc.description	Full text article. Also available at https://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/JEP/article/view/52005/53741
dc.description	This paper is about the challenges of employment for graduates of the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Tanzania which has been a serious issue of concern for both the students, parents, universities, the government, and the public. With the rapid expansion of higher education in Tanzania, there is a widely shared concern that graduates face substantial difficulties in the job search and are often forced to accept unfavourable early employment. This article focuses on the relationship between higher education and the employability of graduates. It draws on statistics and a critical review of the literature. Employability of graduate students has been understood as a collection of capacities or achievements, which constitute a necessary but not sufficient condition for getting employed. Using Tanzania as a case study, the paper, therefore, analyses the extent to which the HEIs in the country do foster competencies relevant for employment and work, and the extent of readiness of these institutions in fostering more “employable” competencies of their graduates.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	IISTE
dc.subject	Higher education
dc.subject	Employability
dc.subject	University governance
dc.subject	Labour market
dc.subject	Higher education institutions
dc.subject	Graduates employability
dc.subject	Employment
dc.subject	Graduate employment
dc.subject	Higher education
dc.subject	Education system
dc.subject	Higher education system
dc.subject	Tertiary education
dc.subject	Labour markets
dc.title	Higher education and prospects of graduates’ employability in Tanzania
dc.type	Article