Worrying Situation for Our Graduates

The situation of 'degree holders' in Mauritius seems worrying. That at least is the conclusion made by the TEC. Through a survey of graduates of the University of Mauritius (UoM) and the University of Technology Mauritius (UTM) it was noted that 23.1% of those who won their degree are confronted with several challenges.

The first is the time required for these former students to find employment is a major problem. According to this report, Graduate Tracer Sudy, A Preliminary Report-Feb 2012, it takes two years to a person who has his graduation to find employment. This is especially those who were part of the faculties like Law and Management, Faculty of Social Studies and Humanities, Faculty of Agriculture and Faculty of Science of the UoM are most concerned.

The report, however, that the students of the Engineering Faculty have them easily able to find employment after graduation hook. 97.1% of them had a job within a year. In addition, several reasons why this time that students take to find employment: the saturation of the sector, the lack of responsiveness of employers, the lack of permanent post among others.

People who also studied at UTM also face the same difficulties. This is especially having been part of the Faculty School of Business Management and Finance (84.3%) and the Faculty of School of Sustainable Development and Tourism (81, 7%) are the most affected.

The Graduate Tracer Study report is also to highlight the phenomenon of 'underemployment' which affect 23.1 graduates. These are people who are forced to perform a job that happens to be below their qualifications.

In addition, two years of existence, the Commission has recorded an average of 100 complaints. The majority coming from the students and for outcomes, administration and courses taught by lecturers.

To register as a post-secondary institution to the Commission should be the following: the legal entity, the business plan for a period of 10 years, MoUs with universities to which the institution is affiliated, infrastructure, among other programs. To ensure the quality of the level of public institutions, the Commission performs a quality check every five years.Public institutions have their own control mechanism.

For private postsecondary institutions, control begins before granting establish themselves as tertiary institution. Thereafter, if the Commission is satisfied, she grants him a year provisional accreditation program. During this year, the Commission will make visits to ensure that the institution complies with the standards set before granting full accreditation (3 or 4 years) program.

The MQA follows the case of OIBSThe MQA manages all institutions that offer courses in TVET (technical and vocational). The institution which wishes to operate must maintain a good level of infrastructure, courses and lecturers, among others. When an institution has sinned, sanctions are imposed and the case is reported to the police. In OIBS case, an officer of the MQA has assured us that the situation is being closely monitored.