Vocational education and training in Sub-Saharan Africa : evidence informed practice for unemployed and disadvantaged youth / / Celestin Mayombe

• Autore: Mayombe Celestin
• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021]; ©2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (239 pages)
• Disciplina: 370.1130967
• Soggetto topico: Vocational education; Orientació professional; Formació ocupacional; Aturats; Joves desfavorits
• Soggetto geografico: Àfrica subsahariana
• Soggetto genere / forma: Llibres electrònics
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- About This Book -- Contents -- About the Author -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Local Government and Vocational Training Programmes -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Youth Unemployment and Implementation of Vocational Education and Training -- 1.2.1 Youth Unemployment and Vocational Education and Training in European Union Countries -- 1.2.2 Youth Unemployment and Vocational Education and Training in the Middle East Countries -- 1.2.3 Youth Unemployment and Vocational Training in Sub-Saharan Africa -- 1.2.4 Youth Unemployment and Vocational Education and Training in South Africa -- 1.3 eThekwini Municipality's Engagement to Youth Unemployment -- 1.4 Rationale and Problem Statement -- 1.5 Goal and Objectives of the Study -- 1.6 Principal Theories upon Which the Research Was Constructed -- 1.6.1 Human Capital Theory -- 1.6.2 Labour Market Segmentation Theory -- 1.7 Research Methods -- 1.7.1 Study Population and Sample Size -- 1.7.1.1 Sampling Method for the Training Centres and Managers -- 1.7.1.2 Sampling Method for Trainers or Instructors -- 1.7.1.3 Sampling Method for Young Trainees -- 1.7.2 Research Instruments and Data Analysis -- 1.7.2.1 Self-Completion Questionnaires -- 1.7.2.2 Document Analysis -- 1.7.2.3 Data Analysis -- 1.7.3 Ethical Considerations -- 1.8 Summary -- References -- 2 Vocational Skills Training for Youth in eThekwini Municipality -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Unemployment and Lack of Vocational Skills Training with Work Experience -- 2.3 Vocational Skills Training of EMA in Partnership with Training Providers -- 2.3.1 Types of the Training Programmes -- 2.3.2 Types of Vocational Training Courses and Duration -- 2.3.3 Training Needs Assessment for Vocational Skills Training -- 2.3.3.1 The Importance of Training Needs Assessment. ; 2.3.3.2 Key Factors in Conducting the TNA Process -- 2.3.4 Training Needs Assessment by EMA -- 2.3.5 Selection Criteria for Vocational Skills Training -- 2.4 Partnership Between EMA and Training Providers -- 2.5 Linkages Between EMA and Other Stakeholders in Vocational Skills Training -- 2.5.1 Linkages with the Department of Higher Education and Training, and SETA -- 2.5.2 Linkages with Local Businesses and Enterprises -- 2.5.3 Linkages with Prospective Employers -- 2.6 Skills Mismatch and Youth Unemployment -- 2.7 Work-Based Training to Tackle Youth Unemployment -- 2.8 Socio-Economic Characteristics of the Trainees -- 2.8.1 Demographic Characteristics of the Sample Trainees -- 2.8.2 Economic Status of the Trainees -- 2.8.3 Trainees' Vocational Training Courses Studied -- 2.9 Work-Integrated Learning in Vocational Training -- 2.10 Vocational Training Delivery and Skills Acquisition -- 2.10.1 Perceptions on Human and Material Resources -- 2.10.2 Mode and Approach of Vocational Training Delivery for Skills Acquisition -- 2.10.3 Assessment and Certification of Vocational Training Offered by EMA -- 2.10.4 Effectiveness of the Training Delivery Environments on Skills Acquisition -- 2.11 Post-training Activities of EMA Graduates in the Labour Market -- 2.12 Summary -- References -- 3 The Effectiveness of Vocational Skills Training for Unemployed Youth -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Main Government Departments, Companies and Organisations Employing the Graduates -- 3.3 Means of Getting Jobs -- 3.4 Post-training Support for Graduates' Wage Employment -- 3.4.1 Assumption of Job Placement by Companies Hosting the Training Programme -- 3.4.2 No Post-training Support Due to the Lack of Resources for a Tracking System -- 3.4.3 Graduates' Responsibility for Job Seeking -- 3.4.4 No Job Guarantee from EMA After Graduating. ; 3.4.5 Companies Employing Some Graduates Through EMA's Recommendation -- 3.4.6 Graduates Becoming Internal Job Applicants in eThekwini Municipality -- 3.4.7 The Use of Labour Brokers or Agencies for Graduate Employment -- 3.5 Unemployed Youth and Micro-enterprises -- 3.6 Post-training Support for Graduates' Micro-enterprise Development -- 3.7 Impact of Vocational Education and Training on Youth -- 3.7.1 Perceived Impact of the Skills Training on Income Generation and Poverty Reduction -- 3.7.2 Case Studies of Five Employed Graduates -- 3.7.2.1 Case Study 1: Professional Driving Graduate, Employed in a Transport Company -- 3.7.2.2 Case Study 2: Lifeguard Graduate, Employed in a Park and Recreation Unit -- 3.7.2.3 Case Study 3: ICT Male Graduate, Employed in a Health Unit -- 3.7.2.4 Case Study 4: ICT Female Graduate, Employed in a Health Unit -- 3.7.2.5 Case Study 5: Diesel Mechanical Graduate, Employed in Big Services -- 3.7.2.6 Main Observations from the Case Studies of Five Wage-Employed Graduates -- 3.8 Summary -- References -- 4 The Role of Local Government in Vocational Skills Training of Unemployed Youth -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Discussions of the Key Findings -- 4.2.1 Needs Assessment for Vocational Training for Unemployed Youth -- 4.2.2 Internal Enabling Environments for Vocational Skills Acquisition -- 4.2.3 Post-training Activities of EMA Graduates in the Labour Market -- 4.2.4 External Enabling Environments Fostering Links for Skills Utilisation in Wage Employment -- 4.2.5 The Role of External Partners in Influencing the Graduates to Enter the Labour Market -- 4.2.6 Impact of Vocational Skills Training for Youth in eThekwini Municipality -- 4.2.7 Impact of Vocational Skills Training on Disadvantaged Youths -- 4.3 Summary -- References -- 5 Tackling Youth Unemployment Through Workplace-Based Vocational Training -- 5.1 Introduction. ; 5.2 Practical Implications of the Findings to the Theoretical Framework -- 5.3 The Practical Implication of the Study to Society and for Policy -- 5.4 Contribution of the Study to the Body of Knowledge -- 5.5 Conclusion -- 5.6 Recommendations -- 5.6.1 Monitoring and Evaluation -- 5.6.2 Enhancing Self-Employment Entry of the Graduates -- 5.6.3 General Follow-Up on the Graduates -- References -- References -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: Vocational Education and Training in Sub-Saharan Africa
• ISBN: 3-030-82284-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910502989903321
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