Too many workers, not enough jobs

The continuing problem in Africa is that they have too many workers and not enough jobs.  However, not everyone has the same skills or work desires, so why is finding a job so hard to do? Is it because at this point in time, people will just take what they can get?

The population continues to grow more and more over time. And with time, comes more teens able to enter the work field , the one that barely exists. In spite of the fact that the youth population continues to increase, the unemployment crisis in Africa cannot be fully blamed on just that.  A lot of this is due to the lack in investments put into infrastructures.  Investing in such things would create more jobs for the people and more money too.

I have come across an article that talked about other countries that had the same issue with youth unemployment and what they did to solve it. In Senegal , they have come up with the idea to train their unemployed youth in temporary work on public infrastructure before they receive a permanent job. This really helps out these younger people because a majority of them have a family to provide for or at least help out with. And in the rough times were in now, every little bit counts.

Another place I read about is Burkina Faso. Here, through an apprenticeship, students are able to both attend school and work as an apprentice in industries to learn about specific and necessary skills they will need in order to work.

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Though these places have come up with these new , helpful ideas to help their people get jobs, it still isn’t helping everyone. This is simply due to the fact that the unemployment rates are just too high and make it nearly impossible to make a serious difference in the current  unemployment difficulties and challenges.

Even though investments in many small jobs may help slightly , a drastic change will come from the youth actions, ambitions, and behaviors. They need to receive a good education and acquire the skills that are necessary in the work field, In order to do this they need schooling.  

The battle between the population and available jobs will always be a constant and complex battle. There simply will always be more people than jobs, but its up to the youth to make a  difference in their world and change their ways.