Youth Employment in Developing Economies: Evidence on Policies and Interventions

Kilimani, Nicholas

doi:10.19088/1968-2017.124

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“…The results of the present study, displayed in Figure 1, show that only about 50% of the students surveyed believed that the structure of their course/curriculum supports fieldwork/attachments and on-the-job training. This curriculum misalignment indicates it is daunting to infuse TVET learners with experiential skills, which technically means; ‘joblessness coexists with unmet demand for skilled labour’ (Kilimani, 2017, p. 22) due to the deficiency in the education system and curriculum. One explanation for the almost equally split percentage of students regarding their perceptions of the significance of attachments, internships and other experiential-based on-the-job training in their employability is due to a mismatch of the training with the realities in the world of work.…”

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Assessing technical vocational education and training institutions’ curriculum in Kenya: What strategies can position the youth for employment?

Muchira

Kiroro

Mutisya

et al. 2022

Journal of Adult and Continuing Education

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Africa could benefit from the demographic dividend by identifying strategies for investing in the massive youthful workforce. The current study employs the social cognitive career theory perspective to assess Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions’ curriculum coverage of various skills in Kenya. We further examine the relevance of the curricula to the labour market and barriers affecting institutions' capacity to implement practical-oriented and demand-driven curricula. A cross-sectional research design was adopted using a mixed-method approach to gather and analyse data. Findings revealed different levels of coverage of soft and technical skills in the curriculum. Inadequate resources, lack of modern equipment and technology, and minimal adoption of practical components in the curriculum were identified as barriers to acquiring skills, consequently affecting TVET students' capacity to secure employment. To promote requisite skills acquisition and accelerate youth employability, we recommend a partnership between TVET institutions and the industry. Assessing how the competencies acquired align with labour market demands is also critical. Evidence gathered from this assessment will inform the improvement of existing on-the-job training, enable institutions to scale-up successful models and foster the development of human capital that is more adaptable to the dynamic world of work.

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Assessing technical vocational education and training institutions’ curriculum in Kenya: What strategies can position the youth for employment?

Muchira

Kiroro

Mutisya

et al. 2022

Journal of Adult and Continuing Education

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“…Poor employment prospects for younger adults pose a major and continuing development challenge. Moreover, an analysis of youth employment outcomes by the ILO shows that young people with poor job market prospects at entry will continue to face unfavorable prospects over later periods (Kilimani 2017). Our study is unique in examining the longer term outcomes of witnessing IPV on employability and labor force participation among young women in India, where low, and declining, labor force participation among women is a major challenge (Afridi, Dinkelman, and Mahajan 2018).…”

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Witnessing Intimate Partner Violence Impacts Schooling and Labor Market Outcomes for Young Women in India

Ludwick¹,

Ishida²,

Desai³

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Population & Development Rev

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Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a major health and social issue that affects around 30 percent of women globally. This study investigates the relationships through which witnessing IPV in adolescence may impact the labor force participation and employment prospects of women in early adulthood, using a unique dataset from Bihar (India), which surveyed youth (primarily girls) in adolescence and again nine years later. The study examined the relationship between exposure to IPV and labor market outcomes among young women, including intermediate factors likely to influence their employment prospects, such as educational attainment, self‐efficacy, mental health, and soft skills. Witnessing IPV as an adolescent had a negative effect on educational attainment, mental health, and social and behavioral aspects of young women almost nine years later. IPV was not associated with the likelihood of paid employment or participation in skilled work among women, although it was associated with higher levels of labor force participation. These findings suggest that witnessing IPV should be considered one of multiple forms of violence that may expose young women to longer term vulnerability related to poorer educational and employment prospects, mental health, and social networks, with implications for economic and social development far beyond the family.

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“…Youth unemployment is a huge cost to any country as this represents the most active productive age that would add more value to the economy of many countries including Zambia. Research has shown that the high youth unemployment levels indicate lower earnings and reduced productivity (Kilimani, 2017). Economies across the globe have been known to be dominated by the middle-income class, which has the spending power.…”

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The Impact of Youth Unemployment on the Zambian Economy

2020

JESD

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This research looks at the issue of youth unemployment and how this affects the Zambian economy. The paper focuses on examining how the productive age in Zambia has been disadvantaged by the introduction of some regulations and policies. The paper brings into perspective the shrinking employment opportunities for the youth and how this effects productivity in key economic sectors such as mining, agriculture and the private sector. The findings indicate that the increase in the pensionable age disadvantages the youth and further increases the unemployment rate for the youth and women. The findings have also brought out the challenges that are faced by the unemployed youth and how they have been forced to engage in crime and political violence in order for them to make a living. The youth in Zambia represent 60% of the total employable age yet instead of being in wellpaying and productive jobs; they are involved in crime, prostitution, drug abuse and alcohol abuse. The research outcomes also indicate that the definitions of a youth in the Zambian youth policy and the definitions of a youth by the United Nations are different and this may pose a challenge in terms of statistics and planning purposes. The paper takes a secondary research approach by reviewing research findings that have been drawn from analysing the different opinions, facts and findings from researchers on the topic of youth unemployment and government policies and laws on youth employment. Indicators from the findings are that youth unemployment is a global problem, which affects even rich countries such as the UK that has a huge GDP than that of Zambia. The conclusion in the paper is that there is a direct connection between youth unemployment and economic growth and that governments must ensure that they put youth employment at the centre of national economic planning.

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Youth Employment in Developing Economies: Evidence on Policies and Interventions

Cited by 10 publications

References 11 publications

Assessing technical vocational education and training institutions’ curriculum in Kenya: What strategies can position the youth for employment?

Assessing technical vocational education and training institutions’ curriculum in Kenya: What strategies can position the youth for employment?

Witnessing Intimate Partner Violence Impacts Schooling and Labor Market Outcomes for Young Women in India

The Impact of Youth Unemployment on the Zambian Economy

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