An analytical study on the contribution of education in nation building

Education is normally the acquiring of knowledge as well as the skills that are accepted by a given society. On the other hand, nation-building is the implementation of processes that are geared towards recomposing the nation's institutions so that they can reflect the wishes, needs and aspirations of the wider society. Education is the pathway to any nation-building enterprise, it creates an enlightened society. This is a crucial prerequisite to nation--building because the more a people become enlightened the more they would refrain from doing practices that will endanger the nation-building efforts. A nation cannot be built without education. With education, professionals are nurtured that will enhance nation-building. In the same way, education leads to efficient usage of a nation's resources which in turn is very crucial to nation-building because without efficient usage of a nation's resources, nation-building will not be successful. The economic centre of gravity is shifting from the developed markets to the developing markets. But underlying the growth in economic capital has to be an equally strong foundation of building the intellectual and human capital of the nation. This means investing in our people. Human capital is the pivot around which the long term transformation of our economy has to be shaped. We need to enhance public-private partnership to furtherstrengthen our systems and standard of education so that it serves all classes of society. A close partnership between government, educational institutions and industry can change the entire ecosystem and drive it towards uplifting the skills and capabilities of the nation and achieve this with a scale that is required for our growth ambition. Employability of our young population is a key prerequisite for employment generation.