Haider Abdel-Murshed
It is not news to talk about what Iraq is suffering from a crisis in providing job opportunities, in light of a market that is entered annually by about 600,000 people in Iraq, with the stagnation of the private sector, and the sinking of the Iraqi state in a rentier economy that turned the government into the largest employer, and the government “employment” became the goal of all students, graduates, and citizens who desire the comfort offered by little government work, with a continuous salary, and a guaranteed retirement, not to mention the corruption opportunities available in the government sector.
This paper deals with the labor market crisis from another perspective, specifically technical education, and what is related to technical skills, the quality of education, and the placement and appreciation of certificates in the Iraqi social perception.
