Unemployment among Africa’s youth is increasing. Higher levels of education should make individuals more employable. However, in the midst of increased educational access and enrollment in sub-Saharan Africa, the current educational system is not benefitting graduate employability. The education quality is far from what is needed to transform the economy.In Ghana, for example, the insufficient exploration to industry level and real-world work has become one of the reasons why the transition from studies to work has been so hard. While internships are available for Polytechnics and technical institutes, many of those internships are poorly structured and lack many benefits. Further, internships are not encouraged by students in African universities. In turn, creating a skill gap between students that do and don’t take on internships.In surveyed firms, firms have stated their disappointment with graduates being unable to perform simple administrative tasks such as putting together memos or writing reports. Further, many graduates interviewed were unable to think beyond what they have been exposed to school. In-job training remains important, but not encouraged in sub-Saharan Africa.