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The traditional job market is stretched, but talent-based skills open up possibilities. Francis Ogelo Uriga, an education trainer from Kawino South, said parents should recognise that academic grades did not necessarily determine a child’s ability to succeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Whether a student scores a D, D- or C, there is always a practical skill they can master, be it electrical wiring or modern farming,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
James Sapoko, an employee at St Barnabas Child Development Centre, also called for greater emphasis on practical skills and young people’s abilities and interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The world is shifting away from traditional white-collar aspirations. We must focus on what young people can actually do, their passion and hidden potential,”he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Parent and community worker Julius Kweya said he would take the message back to other parents and teachers in his area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said parents needed to encourage young people to explore different ways of building sustainable livelihoods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ATU’s founding director, Prophet Humphrey Oborah, expressed concern over what he described as low university enrolment in the western region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He called for increased public awareness of higher education opportunities available in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The university says the career awareness programme will continue through August before attention shifts to the September admissions and intake process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
African Talent University (ATU) has launched a recruitment drive ahead of its September intake, targeting prospective students in Nyanza and western Kenya. The university held its inaugural National Career Day on 7 August at its Buoye campus in Kisumu East, attracting more than 300 parents, students and community members. Participants were taken through the course […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":25921,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education"],"yoast_head":"\n