Why parents should consider diploma for their children

Graduands during the 8th graduation ceremony at the Kisumu National Polytechnic. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

University graduates are twice as likely to be jobless as diploma holders in fresh findings that could inform career choices for parents and their children.

Only 13 per cent of graduates from middle-level colleges were without a job compared to 26 per cent of university graduates, a pointer that technical skills were more marketable, according to a Government report.