Mrs. Ekua Enua Dake, who is the Greater Accra Regional Maintenance Engineer at the Ghana Highways Authority, has urged the management of the various universities to involve it alumni in teaching and career guidance and the development of curriculum to ensure that students land a job right after school to help reduce the high unemployment rate in the country.
The Greater Accra Regional Maintenance Engineer at the Ghana Highways Authority, Ekua Dake, who is an alumna of Kaaf University, encouraged alumni members to support lecturers and university management with practical tips on how the job markets really work. During an interview with Adom News, Mrs. Ekua Dake said many students graduate with first-class degrees these days but find it difficult to fit into the job market due to the heavy emphasis on theory in universities.
She made a plea to universities to pay more attention to practical training to help students gain direct employment after school.
The Greater Accra Regional Maintenance Engineer at the Ghana Highways Authority, Engineer Ekua Dake, made the remarks during the Kaaf University alumni homecoming. She also encouraged female students to pursue engineering courses, noting their potential for direct employment after graduation.
Universities, alumni involvement in career guidance & job creation plea
The Registrar of Kaaf University, Dr. Mrs. Linda Anane Donkor, also made a plea to alumni members to always engage with the university to help shape the development of continuing students.
Dr. Donkor drew attention to that as the first private university in Ghana to dive into engineering. Kaaf University also stressed on the entrepreneurial development of its graduates, as well as finding their place in the community after completing their courses.
Due to that, Dr. Mrs. Linda Anane Donkor stated that the university focuses on getting students to trust their own abilities and assuring them that they do not necessarily have to wait for government jobs or other employment opportunities but can create their own jobs using the skills they acquire. She added that this approach works the same no matter what you’re studying.
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Over the years, many programs studied and offered in tertiary institutions have been described as those that lack connection with the world of work.
Many universities continue to offer “dead and buried programs” in the age of AI instead of innovative programs that meet the needs of modern work and industries to ensure their students remain useful, relevant, and ready for the ever-changing world of work in Ghana and on the global stage.
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Today, AI prompt engineering is changing the world of work and who gets employed, just as the use of AI to solve complex business operation challenges and innovative service quality, among others, has become important. Yet, many universities today do not run AI-related courses for their students to add that extra touch to their graduates.