Ghanaian Man Advises Graduates: "Throw Away Your Certificates If You've Been Jobless For Two Years"

• A video of a Ghanaian man advising unemployed graduates on what to do with their certificates has surfaced on social media
• In a viral video, he asked graduates without jobs to throw away their certificates since they are of no use
• He noted that schools train people how to manage the finances of others but do not train them on how to build their own finances

A Ghanaian man has ignited an online conversation on social media after giving controversial advice to the country's unemployed graduates.

In a viral video, the man asked all graduates who have been jobless for the past two years to throw away their certificates since they are of no use.

The man argued that a university degree alone does not guarantee employment in today's competitive job market.

He contended that schools often train people to manage the lives of others but fail to train them to build or create their own finances.

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He emphasised the importance of developing practical skills and entrepreneurial ventures, even if it means deviating from the traditional career paths associated with their degrees.

Watch the video below:

Netizens divided over man's advice

Netizens who saw the video about the Ghanaian man advising graduates without jobs to throw away their certificates expressed mixed reactions in the comments section.

@bridgetboatemaa1 wrote:

"Daabi oooo this issue erh I don’t even understand it well.So if everyone is to throw his or her certificate away aaa,like how can we get doctors and nurses in this country. Money is not everything."

"We had doctors who have not been to school. the herbalist."

@Baba Endy wrote:

"Mr./ sir, I know u said some, but frankly majority are not lazy, how do we start a business without money, and where do we get the financial support when the economy is hard everywhere."

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@Real_deal wrote:

"School is not good u can learn everything on PHONE PERIOD."

@NPKAY_24 wrote:

"Not everyone is a bonafide entrepreneur! If we all become entrepreneurs, who'll employ who?"

@Donkarcha_442 wrote:

"Potential poor person! This is for those who are ready for a successful life not mediocre people."

@Mr lover lover wrote:

"The reason is we don't know the reason why we go to school. what is education itself? education is process to acquire knowledge, wisdom, skills, understand. And use to solve problems. but we go to school to come and sit at office or become police or soldier. we go to school to learn those things to use it to create things, solve problems etc."

Ghanaian man cautions jobless first-degree holders

In a related development, YEN.com.gh reported that a Ghanaian man had cautioned first-degree holders without jobs against pursuing a master's degree.

He categorically stated in his video that obtaining a master's degree without a job is of no value.

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Netiznes who saw his video expressed mixed reactions in the comments section of the post.

Source: YEN.com.gh