Government’s Role in Promoting Language Learning and IT Courses in Rural Uzbekistan with Subsides
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.31150/ajshr.v5i10.2998Keywords:
Youth Unemployment, IT and Language Courses, Government Subsidies, Rural Uzbekistan, Employment Outcomes, Subsidy ProgramsAbstract
The present research paper would investigate the effectiveness of government subsidies in promoting language learning and IT courses in rural areas of Uzbekistan. More and more people around the world will be in dire need of digital literacy to have a competitive advantage in the world of work and more than one language to communicate. In most cases, the rural populations will always be left behind since their education and access to technology are limited. The paper at hand evaluates the latest attempts by government, mostly in terms of financial subsidies, to reduce these disparities in education. It will analyze multicultural community data to be able to identify the impact of these subsidies on improvements in enrollment rates, retentions, and educational outcomes within the continuum of language and IT education. This paper further highlights the socio-economic impacts of access to improved education relating to enhanced employability, increased income level, and improved quality of life in rural areas. This will in turn enable policymakers to refine and expand subsidy programs, with an assurance of more targeted and efficient use of resources to achieve maximum educational benefits and foster sustainable development in rural Uzbekistan
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