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Parental influence on careers fuels our unemployment crisis

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Are parents willing to allow their children to pursue their own interests? [iStockphoto]

The blame for the current skills mismatch in the labour market has also been put squarely on the curriculum.

The education curriculum has been termed inadequate and university education is now being frowned upon for producing half-baked graduates.

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