A Sustainable Education System and the development of Entrepreneurial Skills among students in Zimbabwe
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The purpose of the review was to establish the relationship between entrepreneurship skills development and a sustainable education system. The introduction of entrepreneurship skills development into the education system in Zimbabwe was meant to equip students with life skills. Currently, the education system focuses mainly on theoretical components, a thing that has caused high unemployment among school leavers. The study noted that the continued production of job-seekers instead of job-creators by schools, colleges and universities in Zimbabwe has affected the sustainability of the education system. This review established that entrepreneurship skills development and a sustainable education system are closely linked. The review noted that to government and parents, the purpose of sending children to school at high costs is to prepare them for life and if after education, school-leavers cannot be absorbed in in the job market, it is a waste of time and resources. It was also a finding of this review that entrepreneurship training in schools, colleges and universities significantly lowers unemployment since it equips students with innovative skills to generate income by producing goods and services. To develop entrepreneurial skills among students, the review recommended that authorities should review the curriculum in schools, colleges and universities to make entrepreneurial training mandatory. Students as early as primary school should know that to eke a living, one must grab opportunities, utilise resources, through production of goods and services, penetrate the market, make money and that it is with such money that a person can meet the other basic needs.
Institution: Chinhoyi University of Technology
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4399861223