BY JOHN HOUANIHAU
This year’s placement statistics show that more than 12,000 students are unplaced for Forms 3, 5, 6, and 7.
This was according to GS Faisi Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) school project coordinator and school director, Selison Faisi.
He made the statement during the two-storey classroom building handover to the GS Faisi TVET from Ms. Lindsey Buckingham, the Australian High Commission Minister-Counsellor, last week.
“Looking at the country’s population, 70% of the population are youth, kids from the age of 15 to 35. According to the latest statistics for 2025 placement for Forms 3, 5, 6, and 7, more than 12,000 students are unplaced,’’ he said.
“And if we are not careful, this is a time bomb. According to the data that I collected from the Ministry of Women, Youth, Children, and Family Affairs, that every year 18,000 are unemployed, 14,000 are youth,’’ said Mr Faisi.
He said that in the Prime Minister’s speech in 2023, he mentioned that by 2050, the total projection of the Solomon Islands population would reach 1.8 million 2050.
“Which means there will be an increase in unemployment rates and social issues,’’ said Mr Faisi.
He said that GSF is established to address the need and the challenges of unemployment in the country.
“Thank you so much to the National Government and the people of Australia for this project under the Australian Community Partnership Programme. As I mentioned earlier, 70% of our country’s population is young people. Unemployment is on the rise, as I said. Every year, 18,000 to 14,000 youths under the age of 15 to 35. I believe and hope that this program would have a huge impact on our human resources going into the future,’’ Faisi told Ms. Lindsey Buckingham.
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