Administrative Disregard can Affect National Examinations. An Example of the BTS Exam in Cote d'Ivoire

Scientific Study from the year 2023 in the subject Pedagogy - Higher Education, Felix Houphouet-Boigny University (Institute for Research, Experimentation and Education in Pedagogy), language: English, abstract: This study aims to understand the issues of administrative dysfunction on national exams in Cote d'Ivoire. We took the case of the BTS (Brevet de Technicien Superieur) exam. We opted for qualitative dominant research on 19 new BTS 2018 eligible candidates, and our results revealed a flaw in the admission conditions, used to validate any candidacy. Candidates use this practice, either to comply with the conditions for a promise of employment or a promotion at work. Their age varies from 34 to 38. Finally, a network works discretely from the exam writing phase, to the thesis defense, against cash paid before service. This practice comes from a spirit of wage labor that puts the youth in a sort of wait-and-see attitude, detrimental to the development of Africa. The solution is a change of mentality based on the South Korean model.