Promoting Youth Employment in South Africa
Author | : Guy C. Z. Mhone |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 104 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Labor market |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Guy C. Z. Mhone |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 104 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Labor market |
ISBN | : |
Author | : African Development Bank |
Publisher | : OECD Publishing |
Total Pages | : 294 |
Release | : 2012-05-28 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 926417611X |
This 11th edition of the African Economic Outlook provides coverage of all African countries except Somalia. This edition's focus concerns the promotion of youth employment in Africa.
Author | : Mesfin Kirub Biressaw |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Deon Filmer |
Publisher | : World Bank Publications |
Total Pages | : 283 |
Release | : 2014-01-24 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 146480107X |
"The series is sponsored by the Agence Francaise de Developpement and the World Bank."
Author | : Mueller, Valerie |
Publisher | : Intl Food Policy Res Inst |
Total Pages | : 4 |
Release | : 2019-11-28 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0896296857 |
The rural population in Africa south of the Sahara is growing, and its rural economy is still underdeveloped. The pressure to create jobs in rural areas is therefore particularly acute. There is cause for optimism, however. Evidence suggests that agriculture is transforming in many African countries, albeit slowly, and that youth are often participating in this process. Further research is needed to accelerate this progress.
Author | : Deon Filmer |
Publisher | : World Bank Publications |
Total Pages | : 283 |
Release | : 2014-01-24 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1464801088 |
This book focuses on how to improve the quality of jobs and meet the aspirations of youth in Sub-Saharan Africa. It finds that a strong foundation for human capital development can be key to boosting earnings, arguing for a balanced approach that builds skills and demand for labor.
Author | : Ahmimed, Charaf |
Publisher | : UNESCO Publishing |
Total Pages | : 62 |
Release | : 2019-10-04 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9231003348 |
Author | : Christabel Dadzie |
Publisher | : World Bank Publications |
Total Pages | : 83 |
Release | : 2020-09-04 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1464815798 |
Unemployment and underemployment are global development challenges. The situation in Ghana is no different. In 2016, it was projected that, given the country’s growing youth population, 300,000 new jobs would need to be created each year to absorb the increasing numbers of unemployed young people. Yet the employment structure of the Ghanaian economy has not changed much from several decades ago. Most jobs are low skill, requiring limited cognitive or technology know-how, reflected in low earnings and work of lower quality. An additional challenge for Ghana is the need to create access to an adequate number of high-quality, productive jobs. This report seeks to increase knowledge about Ghana’s job landscape and youth employment programs to assist policy makers and key stakeholders in identifying ways to improve the effectiveness of these programs and strengthen coordination among major stakeholders. Focused, strategic, short- to medium-term and long-term responses are required to address current unemployment and underemployment challenges. Effective coordination and synergies among youth employment programs are needed to avoid duplication of effort while the country’s economic structure transforms. Effective private sector participation in skills development and employment programs is recommended. The report posits interventions in five priority areas that are not new but could potentially make an impact through scaling up: (1) agriculture and agribusiness, (2) apprenticeship (skills training), (3) entrepreneurship, (4) high-yielding areas (renewable energy†“solar, construction, tourism, sports, and green jobs), and (5) preemployment support services. Finally, with the fast-changing nature of work due to technology and artificial intelligence, Ghana needs to develop an education and training system that is versatile and helps young people to adapt and thrive in the twenty-first century world of work.
Author | : Maximilian Matschke |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 153 |
Release | : 2022-10-27 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 100073773X |
This book examines the factors driving youth unemployment in South Africa, exploring potential future outcomes of its mass unemployment, and offering a variety of strategies to avoid an impending crisis in the country. Utilizing scenario analysis rooted in complex systems theory while building on statistical and fi eld research, the author illustrates four possible future states of youth employment in South Africa in the year 2040. This includes the South African version of the Arab Spring, where young people riot or agitate for extreme political and social change because of a belief that access to education and jobs is only possible through social status or corruption (Spring), fair access to a high number of jobs supported by Chinese interventions (Summer), a technology- driven decline in the number of jobs where merit- based access for youth is granted (Fall), and the collapse of the economy, with the economy collapsing and youth becoming increasingly desperate (Winter). The author then presents five strategies to fight youth unemployment, including training of youth to start businesses, stimulating small- and medium- sized enterprises, and sending unemployed youth abroad for skills development and to where their labour is needed. This book will be of interest to scholars of South African politics and economics, labour economics and youth studies, and readers with an interest in tackling youth unemployment independent of the country.
Author | : Godfrey Kanyenze |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 70 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Unemployed youth |
ISBN | : |
Investigates the extent and nature of youth unemployment and marginalization and identifies contributory factors. Examines programmes for the promotion of youth employment based on reform of the education and training systems, provision of services for enterprise development, public employment services and direct employment creation. Assesses the success of these programmes and draws lessons from them.