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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Moiben, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Phylis Bartoo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to add my voice to the ongoing debate on the CBC. When the CBC system began, it did so because of a reason. It was supposed to replace the 8-4-4 System of Education because we realised that graduates who were churned out from the system were not employable. Employers were not keen to engage them because they felt that they did not have competencies. They were not able to perform what they had been taught from primary school to university. For example, before I came to Parliament I was teaching at an agricultural university. We used to get students enrolled for a Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Economics or in Agriculture. We would take them to the field and they would turn up in high heels and very long nails. They want to be farmers but they are not ready to wear the right attire. The reason is their basic training. These students are drilled. They are not prepared to become agriculturists. They are drilled to go to university, learn theory, go to the field and go and knock on employers’ doors looking for jobs. This CBC is supposed to be a cure for the issues that The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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