Reflecting on Challenges Facing the Secondary Education in Relationship to Job Market

One of the main concerns for the educational and curricular planners is the extent to which secondary education is related to the job market. On the other hand, to explain the roots of unemployment among the youth, one must not only consider the socio-economic, as well as cultural and political shortcomings, but the educational underpinnings of this serious problem need to be evaluated. The extent to which high school curriculum meets the requirements of the job market, the way that the school system interacts with the economic system, and taking into account the skills needed by the employerswhen designing curricula are among the main factors that can affect unemployment. An analysis of the educational system at the secondary level along with the experiences of other countries in this regard, leads to the conclusion that there is a need to fundamentally overhaul this system and the way it is planned.