By Tiri Kuimbakul In a recent conference held in Goroka, Tiri Kuimbakul, a prominent education reform advocate, emphasized the urgent need for Papua New Guinea's (PNG) education curriculum to include Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship as core subjects. Kuimbakul highlighted that the current curriculum is ill-suited for PNG, a unique country where 97% of the land is owned by its people. He pointed out that the existing educational framework is a relic of the industrial age, designed primarily for Western countries to produce wage earners, taxpayers, borrowers, and consumers, rather than producers. "It was crafted for landless populations who would depend on paid employment throughout their lives," Kuimbakul remarked. The current system, according to Kuimbakul, perpetuates a cycle of producing job-seekers in a market plagued by job scarcity and insecurity. Major market disruptions and advances in information technology—including globalization, offshoring, outsourcing, computerization, automation, robotization, artificial intelligence, the internet of things, and 3D printing—exacerbate this issue.
"As long as we continue with this outdated curriculum, we will continue to generate a large number of educated but unemployed, frustrated, hungry, and angry young people," Kuimbakul warned. He foresees a potential crisis if these concerns are not addressed, likening the situation to a ticking time bomb. "January 10, 2024, will be minor in comparison when this army rises up and says 'enough is enough.'" Kuimbakul's call to action stresses the importance of adapting PNG's education system to better serve its unique socio-economic context and prepare its youth for a future that values entrepreneurship and financial independence. Also read Comments are closed.
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