Role of Local Private Universities in Increasing Labour Productivity in Malawi

Demand for tertiary education is ever increasing in developing countries such as Malawi. Current statistics indicate that enrolment in Malawian private local universities has surpassed that in public universities. There is however no empirical evidence on whether the private-owned service providers have ultimate objective of increasing labour productivity through the degree programmes awarded to the graduates leaving those institutions. There is looming danger of adverse regulation as the general public is ever demanding quality tertiary education to justify tuition fees paid and the impact of tertiary education to Malawian’s GDP. This paper therefore strives to develop policy formulation which local private universities can adopt towards implementing quality assurance standards as source of attracting higher student enrolment through focusing on increased labour productivity in Malawi as the core objective of existence.