ISSUE NUMBER 6 / JUNE 2017
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and the major one would be creating entrepreneurs and thereby job creators. The economic investment of governments in education and training will be wasted if young people do not move into productive roles that enable them to pay taxes and support public services.
Entrepreneurial qualities or behaviour include creativity and curiosity, self-motivation, willingness to take risks, ability to cooperate , to be innovative and to tolerate uncertainty. Society that value and reward such behaviour promote a propensity to develop and introduce radical innovations and entrepreneurial behaviour.
Our education system should address education for entrepreneurship. “The education system must recognize the need for developing the skills and attitudes that make up an entrepreneurial mindset such as lateral thinking, questioning, independence and self-reliance. This education should continue through vocational training, business incubation and the start-up phase for young entrepreneurs.” Self-employment and enterprise creation are routes that young people can actively explore to harness their futures and would be an ideal way of propagating youth employment across the country.