The role of vocational education and technical training in economic growth: a case of Botswana

The role of vocational education and technical training in economic growth: a case of Botswana

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Title: The role of vocational education and technical training in economic growth: a case of Botswana
Author: Mupimpila, C.; Narayana, N.
Abstract: Over time, there has been a significant rise in vocational education and technical training in Botswana. This article shows that there is a positive and significant relationship between economic growth and vocational education and technical training in the country. However, job creation in the formal sector is limited, given the size of the domestic market. It is necessary that the expansion of vocational and technical training should be accompanied with appreciable growth in employment in the formal sector. Botswana should produce for the regional market in Southern Africa in order to circumvent the smallness of the domestic market. Outward-looking, export production can loosen the most binding constraints to economic growth with structural change in the country.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/785
Date: 2009
Publisher: Inderscience Enterprises Ltd
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