Parliament begins the process of removing the work experience requirement for job seekers
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Parliament begins the process of removing the work experience requirement for job seekers, a relief to jobless graduates
Parliament begins the process of removing the work experience requirement for job seekers, a relief to jobless graduates.
Cherorot Kimutai, a member of parliament for Kipkelion East, called for an inquiry into the difficulties Kenyans face in the employment market because of the need for experience.
Speaking at a parliament session, Kimutai claimed that the current circumstance prevented many graduates and trained individuals from achieving their career goals.
He pointed out that the demand was widespread in both the public and commercial sectors, which made it more difficult for Kenyan young to find employment.
“Could the CS involved explain why Kenya’s employment design including within the government has a predetermined requirement for relevant experience in related fields for fresh graduates?” the MP inquired.
As a result, he urged a comparison of the outcomes of professions that hire people without experience and those that hire highly skilled individuals but demand experience of a certain amount of time prior to employment.
The MP also requested an explanation of the evaluation process that was used to determine the potential for the long-term success of recent graduates at a time when the majority of them were left without work opportunities to begin their careers.
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The lawmaker requested the Ministry of Labor to take into account creating a framework to shield recent graduates and young professionals from being subjected to onerous job qualification criteria.
According to the legislator, protecting fresh graduates from discrimination in the job market would boost all-around career growth as well as minimize unemployment of educated youth in the Country.
The concerns came up at a time when the country was grappling with high unemployment rates and experiencing a low absorption rate of trainees who graduate from tertiary institutions every year.
According to data provided by the World Bank, Kenya’s unemployment rate is among the highest in the region with analysis showing that 5.7 percent of Kenya’s population was working outside work in 2021.
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