Workable future

Why is employability important?
Educators face the challenge of preparing young people to participate in this increasingly complex and changing world of work, and they have been calling on employers to articulate and communicate their needs better. Employers' dissatisfaction with young job applicants is not primarily due to inadequate technical knowledge or skill. A review of the literature indicated that employers have no quarrel with the skills performance of today's graduates, but they do have serious reservations when it comes to their nontechnical abilities. Providing young people with qualifications for employability is considered, among other things, an ethical responsibility – not only an economic issue but a matter of equity and fairness. Employability skill development is approached as one of the civil rights issues. This implies to highlighting the responsibility of educators for having a moral obligation to provide the most complete education and training possible for students and clients. These employability skills include reading, basic arithmetic and other basic skills; problem solving, decision making, and other higher-order thinking skills; and dependability, a positive attitude, cooperativeness, and other affective skills and traits as well as comprehensive explanation of social and political machineries.Youth unemployment and uncertain future that have forced families to informal world of work has impact on their social behaviour, as a result disrespect and yobbish behaviour would prevail. People are increasingly faced with street corner and shopping centre thugs, involved with binge drinking, vandalism and graffiti. What youngsters need is a work oriented, hopeful and workable future perspective. Instead of bulk of advertisements and provocative images in every corner, what young people also need to see more are scenes, events and recreational gatherings that stimulates curiosity, creativity and more meaningful approach to life.