Regional News of Friday, 30 July 2021Source: atinkaonline.comEconomist, Isaiah Sikayena has urged parents and teachers to guide children in choosing courses that will help them gain employable skills before they come out of school. He advised students to also choose courses that will help them create employment for themselves when they complete school. His comments come after the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, stated that 50% of University entrants were choosing ‘hopeless’ courses while reading the 2021 Mid-Year Budget Review to Parliament on Thursday, July 29, 2021. “With the choosing of the courses, the career guidance should start from the Junior High School. Mr Isaiah Sikayena noted that “some choose the courses based on the schools their friends are choosing without informing their parents.

Source: GhanaWeb July 30, 2021 17:15 UTC