29 September, 2023, 2:56 am Central - 21°C Rain

Monash Professor says universities are not aligned to the changing labour market and Govt is funding unemployment
Majority of primary school teachers have no motivation to teach - Narayan

Monash Professor says universities are not aligned to the changing labour market and Govt is funding unemployment

Majority of primary school teachers have no motivation to teach - Narayan

By Shanil Singh
Monday 01/08/2022

There is an issue of a mismatch between industry expectations and programs in tertiary institutions not aligned to the changing labour market in Fiji, which is leading to unemployment.

While speaking at the recent Higher Education Forum, Monash University Business School Professor Paresh Narayan says this is the scene in Fiji and other Pacific Island countries, and Government is basically funding unemployment.

Narayan says we are funding programs at higher education institutions that are creating unemployment.

He says the problem begins at primary school level where we are lacking quality teachers who are coming from tertiary institutions.

Narayan says what is wrong is that we do not have teachers who are motivated to teach and their objective from day one was not to become teachers.

He says majority of these teachers force themselves to teach because they could not attain a bachelors degree in other fields such as accounting or science.

Narayan adds he is not talking about the top 5 percent of students and their focus is on the remaining students which is where the problem is.

He says when our children enroll in universities, they come from a system which has already weakened them.




fijivillage Straight Talk with Vijay Narayan
Latest Videos

Stay tuned for the latest news on our radio stations

CFL radio frequencies
FEATURE NEWS
Tamavua Action Group to petition against development close to Princes Road cliff edge
Members of the Tamavua Action Group who are residents in the Tamavua area are now gathering signatures to protest against the development close to the...
11 hours ago
LATEST NEWS
Fuel and gas prices to increase from Sunday
Get ready to fork out more money as fuel and gas prices will increase from Sunday. The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission says unleaded ...
8 hours ago

One of the biggest challenges faced in relation to reporting and dealing with gender based violence is the Fiji Police - Ali
Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre Coordinator, Shamima Ali says one of the biggest challenges faced in relation to the reporting and dealing with gender ...
9 hours ago

Fiji to have $3b tourism industry by December this year
Fiji will have a $3 billion dollar tourism economy by this December, ahead of the anticipated time of the end of next year. This has been ...
9 hours ago

Qiliho maintains he did not direct officers to close investigations
Former Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and suspended Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho’s lawyer Devanesh Sharma and the Acting Director of ...
9 hours ago

France secures second win of Mini 7s leg 2 beating Aussie Green 28-14
The French Women's 7s side secured their second win of the Fiji Airways Mini International 7s tournament leg 2 after a 28-14 win over the Aussie ...
13 hours ago
IN DEPTH
EBayShop Online Recruitment scam
The Consumer Council of Fiji has issued a public alert about a group of individuals running a deceptive pyramid scheme known as “EbayShop Online Recruitment.”
4 days ago

7 Grace Road Group executives declared prohibited immigrants in Fiji after decisions by the South Korean Government and a request by Interpol
7 Grace Road executives in Fiji have been declared prohibited immigrants by the Fijian Government, it has been made clear through government ...
4 days ago

Bainimarama and Qiliho’s trial
The trial of former Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and suspended Commissioner of Police Sitiveni Qiliho begins
42 days ago

TOP