Vocational training: policy implications on self-employment creation among youth in Mathioya sub county, Murang' a county, Kenya
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Date
2014
Authors
Gathii, Stephen
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Kenyatta University
Abstract
This study aimed at understanding on the role of vocational training on self
employment creation among youth in Mathioya Sub County. The study was based
on the following objectives: to assess the effectiveness of resources and facilities
in vocational training institutions in the creation of employment among the
Youth; analyze the curriculum content in vocational institutions and determine its
contribution in employment creation among the Youth and analyze the
Government policy gaps in supporting vocational training as an institution of
employment creation among the youth and propose appropriate interventions. The
study adopted descriptive research design. The target population was youth who
have gone through vocational training. To obtain the required data, the study used
questionnaires and interview schedules in order to access both qualitative and
quantitative data. The study assessed the reliability of data by using split half
method. This method is more practical in that it does not require two
administrations of the same or an alternative form test. To check the validity of
the instruments, the researcher sought the expertise of the supervisors and other
researchers who conducted research on similar studies to check if the instruments
will be viable to collect the intended data. Data were analyzed both qualitative
and quantitatively in order to arrive at conclusions. All the data obtained were
corroborated to eliminate the existing contradiction. The study findings are
expected to be of beneficial to all stakeholders working towards creation of
employment by training more through vocational training institutions. The study
established that improving the quality of the curriculum in vocational institutions
seems to be an effective school-to-work transition strategy for increasing the
employability of graduates. Curriculum development process as it is practiced for
vocational training institutions in Kenya appears to be very vague, and the role of
the industry in this process is not clear. The success stories where the vocational
institutions and the industry successfully collaborate to develop a new curriculum
present good examples to strengthen this collaboration for other schools and
industries as well. Therefore, the needs for curriculum development in vocational
areas are different from that of an academic curriculum. For that reason,
vocational training institutions and the industry can collaborate on needs
assessment and curriculum development and work together to respond to each
others' needs
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Department of Public Policy and Administration, 75p. 2014