Nzimande says black graduates battle to get jobs

Black graduates find it more difficult to get work than their white counterparts after graduating‚ Minister of Higher Education Blade Nzimande alleged on Thursday.

11 Oct 2012

He said 55% of black graduates from Stellenbosch were unlikely to find a job in their first year compared with just 12% of white students.

He said 29% of black graduates from the University of Witwatersrand could not be employed in their first year compared with 7% of white students.

While further data was not available‚ Nzimande argued that the results were likely be similar across all higher education in South Africa.
"Most black youngsters do not have the family and other connections in the labour market that are generally enjoyed by whites and a few‚ more affluent blacks‚" Nzimande said in prepared remarks delivered on his behalf at Walter Sisulu University.

The minister said historical inequality and poverty determined the student's access to education and the ability to achieve academically.

Nzimande said this was despite efforts by the government to transform education. He said historically black universities also remain disadvantaged in terms of resources and the quality of academic programmes.

Source: Sapa via I-Net Bridge

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