1.1.8 Examples of Barriers to Accessing Skill Building Opportunities

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To understand barriers to accessing skill building opportunities across TVET and Higher Education institutions, these institutions need to map the barriers across the services offered. The mapping spans the learner's experiences from enrolment to graduation. Some of these barriers include: 

1. Pre-qualifications and Cost of accessing TVET and HE. Some of the indicators of the barriers under this category include:
  • Limited access to information on training options;
  • Non-attainment of entry requirements to TVET/HE courses  (education levels, language, passport/ID);
  • Inaccessible recruitment process;
  • Language barriers;
  • Non-supportive family/community stereotypes (e.g. related to gender, disability, etc.), and;
  • The opportunity cost of time (e.g. not working).
2. Travelling to and from the TVET / HE institution:
  • Inaccessible transportation or expensive transport;
  • Long distance between the institution and home;
  • Restricted mobility based on social norms (gender and disabilities), and;
  • Safety and protection concerns.
3: Skill Building Courses
  • Inaccessibility of training facilities;
  • Unadaptable teaching pedagogies and methods for persons with disabilities;
  • The curriculum is unaligned with current market demand;
  • Limited upskilling and reskilling opportunities, and;
  • Assessments and examinations are not inclusive and are not adapted.   
4. Career Services 
  • No defined pathways to employment (internships, apprenticeships, job placements, etc), and;
  • Weak partnership with employers.



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