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• 60% of university lectures with PHDs (75) • 14 Universities offering accredited TVET college lecture qualification

Target 7: Increased efficiency of the PSET system

Outcome: Improved education, training and innovation

Interventions:

• Institute Foundation Courses to support first year students. • Increased qualifications of lecturers • Institute wraparound interventions to support students in PSET institutions

Indicators:

• Increase the certification rate in NC(V) L4 to 80% • Increase the certification rate of N3 and N6 to 80% • Increase university throughput rate for first time students entering 3-year degree program by 10% from current throughput • Throughput rate of agricultural colleges increased by 20% • Increase number of graduates in natural & physical sciences to 36 000 cumulatively • Human and animal health graduates output of 45 000 cumulatively • Research masters graduates output of 34 000 cumulatively

Target 8: Increase and improve educational outputs by 2024

Outcome: Improved employability of youth through skills training

Interventions:

• Massify, institutionalise, and adequately resource compulsory National Youth Service Programme to offer young people life-skills training, entrepreneurship training and • Train and employ young people as community and institution based young professionals. • Train young artisans through TVET and Community colleges. • Attract, recruit and train young people to pursue careers in the agricultural sector value chain by providing scholarships and ensure their placement in internships/ jobs upon graduation. • Introduce compulsory entrepreneurship education from primary to tertiary school levels with emphasis on highly developed cognitive, financial, and integrity skills. • Introduce compulsory digital skills training from primary school level to tertiary institutions. • Place young people in international internship and or exchange programmes established through bilateral and multilateral partnerships.

16 | Annual Performance Plan 2019/20