{"id":99722,"date":"2024-10-19T10:03:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-19T10:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/10\/19\/industry-players-lead-call-to-bridge-gap-between-students-and-job-market\/"},"modified":"2024-10-19T10:03:15","modified_gmt":"2024-10-19T10:03:15","slug":"industry-players-lead-call-to-bridge-gap-between-students-and-job-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/industry-players-lead-call-to-bridge-gap-between-students-and-job-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry players lead call to bridge gap between students and job market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Industry players have underscored the need to bridge the gap between students and the job market by applying classroom learning to real-world problems.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a career fair at Zetech University, Wambui Macharia the Manager People and Talent Development, emphasized the importance of partnerships between universities and industry stakeholders to ensure students are career-ready.<\/p>\n<p>Her sentiments were echoed by Sophia Kihanda, Manager of Paleo Hotels, who noted how the career fair provided students with a direct platform to inquire about internships and attachments without the usual struggles.<\/p>\n<p>She pointed out that the hospitality industry, often associated with food services, has a significant IT component that many students may overlook.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Professor Owen Ngumi, Dean of Zetech University\u2019s School of Education, Arts, and Social Sciences, expressed concern over graduates seeking opportunities abroad.<\/p>\n<p>He encouraged students to explore local options and announced three new computer science programs in response to the demand for tech-savvy professionals.<\/p>\n<p>The week-long career fair aimed to prepare students for the competitive job market and provided a platform for students to interact freely with entrepreneurs, professionals, and educators.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kbc.co.ke\/industry-players-lead-call-to-bridge-gap-between-students-and-job-market\/\">Industry players lead call to bridge gap between students and job market<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kbc.co.ke\/\">KBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kbc.co.ke\/industry-players-lead-call-to-bridge-gap-between-students-and-job-market\/\">Industry players lead call to bridge gap between students and job market<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kbc.co.ke\/\">KBC<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Industry players have underscored the need to bridge the gap between students and the job market by applying classroom learning to real-world problems. Speaking at a career fair at Zetech University, Wambui Macharia the Manager People and Talent Development, emphasized the importance of partnerships between universities and industry stakeholders to ensure students are career-ready. Her [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-99722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99722"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99722\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}