Youth Employability programmes in South Africa
Which features work best and for whom
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21541090 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zoheb Khan (0000-0002-5820-401X, University of Johannesburg, corresponding author), Leila Patel (0000-0003-2499-820X, University of Johannesburg), L Graham (0000-0002-7125-9859, University of Johannesburg), Rulof Burger (0000-0002-5800-4528, Stellenbosch University), Gina Chowa (0000-0002-1789-4827, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Gina A Chowa (Global Social Development Innovations, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, USA), Rainier Masa (0000-0002-0484-3107, Global Social Development Innovations, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, USA) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 207-224 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development Southern Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0376-835X • E-ISSN: 1470-3637 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0376835x.2023.2273533 |
| OpenAlex | W4388230307 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 20 |
This article analyses a subset of eight youth employability programmes (YEPs) operating across South Africa using a panel survey of participants. It assesses the features of these YEPs and their links to subsequent employment while controlling for individual characteristics. Each YEP delivered technical and soft skills training, alongside other programme features offered in different combinations. Additionally, a financial capability intervention comprising financial literacy and access to a savings product was randomised to half of the training sites. Job matching, soft skills training, and financial capability are all strongly associated with better employment odds. The strength of these associations depends on how different training components are combined, and on graduates’ education level and area of residence. The findings have implications for the design of active labour market policies in developing countries with large youth unemployment and fast-changing labour markets
Business · Demographic economics · Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Employability · Financial literacy · Geography · Labour economics · Logistic regression · Medical education · Odds · Residence · Soft skills · Unemployment · Youth unemployment · Education Systems and Policy · Engineering · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Medicine · Psychology · Finance
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| Citations per year | 3 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |