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Dekasia AngulaI strongly disagree. The curriculum was only recently activated and even before that, unemployment has always been high. I believe favouritism is the reason why unemployment is high. I think people who are in charge of resources need to build more industries to cater for unemployed youth. That way we will reduce the unemployment numbers in our country. Mercy MartinI think that the country's high unemployment rate is also a result of the curriculum's alteration. This is because making it to university is becoming more difficult as a result of the large number of students who fail to make it to grade 12. Therefore, you'll notice that the unemployment rate has increased since the introduction of the new curriculum. Ngolo Willhelmin Yes, I do think the Namibian curriculum is the cause of the high unemployment rates in Namibia because the curriculum was set in favour of the colonialists. The curriculum does not incorporate all learners because some do not want to venture into white-collar careers because they are rather good at blue-collar jobs. Namibia’s school curriculum caters mostly for white-collar jobs, however, and this is where high unemployment rates stem from. It does not cater to everyone.Mbitukorua MurombuaThe reason for unemployment is that we have not adopted a self-reliance mindset. Rather than creating jobs for ourselves, we wait for others to give us jobs. If our nation is to grow in wealth, most of us will need to be job creators, not job seekers.Evengeline shikonekaI would say I agree because the new curriculum has increased the student dropout rates because many fail to qualify for grade 12 due to its high requirements. The ministry of education has also failed to communicate with the tertiary institutions regarding the new curriculum, as some are not willing to admit learners from grade 11.Peterson NghiyoonanyeYes, due to certain factors and circumstances. The reason I agree is I think that the government imposed the curriculum at a late stage which came as a surprise to students. If they could have implemented it next year with the pre-primary learners, it would have been better. The fact that they started it off with the secondary-stage learners is a problem. Learning is a process for everyone as some take longer to learn and understand things.

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