Some people believe that universities are producing more graduates than

needed, and that less emphasis should be placed on university education.

Others are of a different opinion. Discuss both views and include your own
opinion.
University education does equip students with wider perspective about life and
better general knowledge. However, increasing number of university graduates
find it hard to find employment and this raises the question whether university
education should be given less importance.
On the one hand, many graduates from universities are not employable, yet
skilled labour is in shortage in todays growing industrial and business sectors.
This indicates the wrong emphasis given to tertiary education, whereas sufficient
number of school graduates do not opt for technical education, as required by the
job market. This tendency would lead to further unemployment of the educated
youth, which is already being experience in many parts of the world. Evidences
in many industrialised countries like Australia show that increasing number of
graduates are forced to choose jobs that do not match their qualifications.
Moreover, as their knowledge is often not used, the huge investment that
government makes for their education can go waste.
In contrast, there are those who believe that the purpose of education is not just
to teach a trade. Hence, university graduates, with their superior knowledge
have a greater role to play for the development of the nation. They are better
equipped to take up leadership in many areas of social life. Hence, they believe,
the importance given to university education is justified.
Nonetheless, viewing from a practical point of view, and the difficulties
experienced by university degree holders in finding jobs, one needs to admit that
universities churn out more graduates than required. There are evidences that
suitable job openings are scarce for large number of graduates and
postgraduates in subjects like history, philosophy, language and even science.
In conclusion, although an excess in the number of university students may
reflect the level of education in the country, it would create certain practical
problems like unemployment among the educated youth and scarcity of skilled
labour.
Words and phrases to study
equip
perspective
tertiary education
employable
scarce

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excess