DESPITE the onslaught of criticisms levelled against the Minister for Education for questioning the quality of the Masters Programs being offered by our tertiary institutions, I strongly believe there is some merit in his assertion that some of the graduates with these qualifications have failed to deliver the goods.
No one can deny the fact that it is easy to attain a master’s degree these days, but to impart your learning in the real work situation is a totally different ball game.
Having had the opportunity to work with some of these graduates, I can say from my own experience that the standard and output of their work performance and level of productivity leaves much to be desired.
In contrast those with lesser qualification excelled these graduates in terms of quality of work. An industry survey will vouch for my claim.
I believe that instead of taking a defensive stand, the tertiary institutions will do well to undertake a review of the relevance of the course contents and curriculum and the teaching and assessment methodologies towards improving and aligning the program to the needs of the labour market.
