Speaking during a
career fair organized by digital opportunity trust (DOT) Uganda for the
unemployed youth recently, Kasekende advised the youth to pay attention
to agricultural and tourism which he said are the economic back-bone of
Uganda.
“Much of the job growth achieved by the Ugandan economy has been derived
from shifting workers from lower productivity agricultural jobs into
low productivity informal urban jobs and microenterprises,” said
Kasekende.
Kasekende noted that, with the increasing number of university graduates
in the country, there was need for the youth to develop skills on how
to create their own jobs using the available avenues and resources.
He added that using the Agriculture credit facility, youth can acquire
long term loans to finance projects engaged in agriculture and agro
processing on more favorable terms.
“With the recent signing of the protocol for the establishment of the
East African Monetary Union, the EAC has opened up a whole range of
opportunities for the youth in terms of employment and a wider market
for their products and services,” he assured.
Kasekende told the youth, that skills requirements were becoming more
sophisticated with the few job openings where most employers are now
focusing their employment on recruiting experienced and skilled
manpower.
“You need a very good foundation at first degree level and additional
qualifications plus technical skills which have now become almost a
requirement to effectively compete in the job market,” he added.
He commended DOT –Uganda for mentoring, coaching and training the
graduates under the program DOT –interns to prepare them for leadership
roles in the communities.
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