Hondonga Jerald

2 Publications in AERD

Author Publications

Greening TVET for Sustainable Skill Development: Opportunities and Challenges in Botswana with a Focus on Quality Education

By Hondonga Jerald

The need to reorganise economies and the skill sets that individuals will need in the new order is urgent since climate change is impacting the entire planet. TVET systems are required to reskill and provide human capital with environmentally sustainable skills for green economies and jobs. This article investigates potential additional benefits that greening TVET education may offer to student s, the employment market, and Botswana as a whole. The study examined current research on Botswana's preparedness for a green TVET industry. Results highlight the crucial role of greening TVET systems in supporting nations to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly in meeting their climate change commitments and ensuring quality education. Investments made concurrently in greening TVET, green industries, and green technology have the potential to prevent significant employment losses and to create a significant number of new jobs for recent graduates. The emphasis should be on occupational green skills and any support mechanisms that may establish a green TVET system to take advantage of the new prospects. Additional findings point to the need for strong labour market data and skills anticipation to pinpoint in-demand green talents and create fresh initiatives focused on the green economy. To lessen potential issues of fragmentation between TVET greening programmes, environmental legislation, and the green job market, countries must have professionals to perform quality assurance and monitoring of the novel synergies between the greening of TVET systems, learner skills, and the job market. © 2024, Creative Publishing House. All rights reserved.

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Investigating the Challenges Confronting Vocational Education in Botswana and Potential Remedies: An Empirical Study

By Mmolai Samuel Oshima

The importance of vocational education for improving national human capital cannot be underscored. Yet, its objective of improving the quality and quantity of human capital has yet to be fully achieved due to its shortcomings. The training system's significant challenges have yet to be determined and explored to develop appropriate interventions. This study examined the challenges bedevilling vocational education in Botswana, leading to its failure to execute its mandate fully. The paper followed a positivist paradigm whereby a survey design was adopted with the quantitative methodology used to collect data using a questionnaire administered to 61 respondents. Data was analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), producing descriptive and inferential statistics. The study results revealed many challenges facing vocational education in Botswana, such as the lack of quality instructors and ineffective delivery, lack of finance leading to low-salaried teachers who are not motivated and lack of adequate infrastructure, among others. It is, therefore, imperative for policymakers to consider the findings of this study to develop more effective strategies for enhancing the delivery of vocational education in the country to avoid wastage of limited resources. © Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia Publisher’s Office.

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