OK, so my blog's namesake wasn't mentioned, but this strategy is right out of Booker T. Washington's playbook. Rwanda's pro-free market president argues that for Rwanda to achieve its development goals and be a competitive economy, the youth must embrace technical and vocational training From The New Times (Rwanda): "The President described how the mainstream education system has not
guaranteed employment. He argued that even with the increasing number of
Universities, those who graduate can neither find employment nor create
their own jobs. He urged the youth not to despise jobs giving the examples of
Germany, Singapore and South Korea that prospered as a result of
exceptional technical and vocational skills and the hardworking nature
of their labour force. 'There was a time when South Korea was at the same level as the
African countries. Today, they are 100 times more advanced,' Kagame
said. Kagame further explained, 'They don't ignore jobs. What puts them a
class apart is the skills they acquired from vocational and technical
schools.'"
President Kagame argues that the shunning of vocational education must end: "The President pointed out that with a skilled labour force in
technical education, more firms will set shop in Rwanda, consequently
creating employment opportunities. He gave an example of Singapore where
airplane engine factories have established factories as a result of the
technical skills of the Singaporeans. 'These companies don't go to places because they have lawyers or
economists, they set up the factories because of the skilled labour,'
Kagame explained."
Kagame Pushes The Booker T. Route For Rwanda
