Download or read book Finding Work written by Percy Moleke and published by HSRC Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complementing existing labour-market research on graduates, this study provides qualitative and quantitative data relating to graduates, experiences in the labour market. The data presented here offers a clear picture of graduate employment and includes the time it takes graduates to find employment, the factors that influence employability, the types of jobs they find, their perceptions of the relation of the level of jobs they found to their qualifications and to the sectors of employment. The report also looks at graduate unemployment, the period of unemployment and the reasons for unemployment. It reports on mobility in the South African labour market and what influences such mobility, and reviews the extent to which graduates move abroad and the reasons for deciding to move. It further investigates why the graduates surveyed chose to continue studying after obtaining their first degrees and reports on graduates? perceptions of the skills they acquired through higher education. For planners and employers, the report will inform long-term strategies aimed at developing an effective and appropriately trained workforce for South Africa. Prospective and current students will find the report?s in-depth information on the way in which the graduate labour market works both useful and relevant.
Download or read book A Study of Graduates Experience of Unemployment in Durban South Africa written by Paballo Moerane and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Graduate Unemployment in South Africa written by Taryn Joy Van de Rheede and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study firstly defined the relevant concepts and discussed some theories relevant to graduate unemployment, before reviewing the results of the past studies on the nature and extent of graduate unemployment. Thereafter, the possible causes were investigated, such as lack of experience, lack of soft skills, skills mismatch, poor quality of education of the graduates, discrimination by employers, etc. Graduate unemployment in India, China and Europe were also considered, and it was found that graduate unemployment was not in a unique problem in South Africa. The study proceeded with an analysis the Statistics South Africa 1995-2010 labour survey data and conducted more up-to-date statistical analyses of the profile of graduate unemployed. The results showed that the characteristics of unemployed graduates were, in general, the same as what was found by the previous studies, as graduate unemployed were more likely to be female and black, aged 15-34 years at the time of the survey, residing in Gauteng, with only post-Matric certificates or diplomas, and graduating from the fields of Business / Commerce / Management, and Education / Training / Development. The Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition was also applied, and the results indicated that employment discrimination against black graduates was very likely, after controlling for differences in demographic and educational attainment blacks and whites.
Download or read book The 4IR and the Humanities in South Africa written by Bhaso Ndzendze and published by AOSIS. This book was released on 2024-05-28 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world is at a crossroads because of industrial change, compounded by a global pandemic. Humanities and social science education is grappling with the meaning of this change, to the effect that there have been some anxieties and misguided perceptions about the irrelevance of the humanities in this emerging new world. With the emergence of new technologies, this book highlights the indispensable centrality of humanity and the humanities going forward. The book will provide a reference point for new and innovative approaches to the humanities in the 4IR in South Africa and Africa. Its diverse content means that it will be useful across the humanities and social science spectrum.
Download or read book Promoting Entrepreneurship to Reduce Graduate Unemployment written by Katono, Isaac Wasswa and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2022-04-01 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on recognition, evaluation, and exploitation of opportunities, entrepreneurship is a process that stimulates economic growth, provides us with new products and services, and serves as a solution to low unemployment rates. Hence, many governments encourage their citizens to embrace entrepreneurship as a strategy to mitigate unemployment, particularly youth and graduate unemployment. While studies show that entrepreneurship education has yielded positive results in Western countries, in other parts of the world it seems that most students still prefer to seek paid employment in their career of choice. Promoting Entrepreneurship to Reduce Graduate Unemployment seeks to expand understanding of the barriers that face graduates in becoming entrepreneurs in various countries, examining the role of educational institutions in promoting graduate entrepreneurship and evaluating governments as well as other schemes that promote graduate entrepreneurship. Although it will not be a panacea for all the obstacles that impede graduate entrepreneurship, it is hoped that this book will illuminate the entrepreneurship career path, serve as a platform for further diagnosis for reducing graduate unemployment, and highlight areas in need of further research. Covering topics such as entrepreneurial self-efficacy, career choice, and educated unemployment, it serves as a dynamic resource for educators, educational administration and faculty, government institutions, graduate students, student organizations, professionals, researchers, and academicians.
Download or read book Vocational Education and Training in Sub Saharan Africa written by Celestin Mayombe and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-09-29 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyses the accessibility and success of vocational training programmes for unemployed and disadvantaged youth in Sub-Saharan Africa. Examining the implementation of vocational education and training programmes, the author assesses various internal and external enabling factors that can help foster youth employment. In doing so, the author presents a solid base for robust and evidence-informed practice and policy making for vocational training programmes, analysing such themes as employability skills, the labour market, and work-integrated learning. It also emphasises the importance of stakeholders taking into account the enabling and disabling environments found in a given local, regional or national context. It will be of interest to scholars of vocational training programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere, as well as of youth poverty and unemployment.
Download or read book Student Entrepreneurship written by Mtero Kudzai and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2015-07-16 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The number of unemployed young graduates in South Africa is on the rise. This is due to a combination of factors which include a lack of the right skills, work experience, type of qualification, low number of available jobs and other macro-economic factors. Different stakeholders have proposed entrepreneurship as possible solution to graduate unemployment. This book, based on a scientific study, explores the feasibility of entrepreneurship as a way out of unemployment for jobless graduates in South Africa. It does this by investigating the perceptions of young graduates of the University of KwaZulu-Natal who are engaged in entrepreneurship in the city of Pietermaritzburg. Two major areas of investigation in this book are that of the challenges that graduates encounter in their various business ventures as well as their perceptions about the effectiveness of entrepreneurship education at university
Download or read book Quality of Life in Unemployment written by Valerie Møller and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unemployment is one of the curses of industrial society. In South Africa, unemployment is currently approaching forty per cent. In times of recession, the unemployed feature merely as economic statistics. For many South Africans, unemployment is an abstract concept: something remote from them and their existence. This study looks at the human faces behind the unemployment statistics. Its focus is on the black urban community which has suffered most from job loss in the recession. Township people share their own unique experiences of being unemployed, negative and positive, and present their views about their present and future situation.
Download or read book Unemployment in South Africa written by Trevor W. Bell and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Graduate Unemployment in South Africa written by Antony Altbeker and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The popular view that possession of a university degree no longer guarantees success in the job market is simply not true. Over the past fifteen years, the number of degreed graduates in the labour force has more than doubled even as the graduate unemployment rate has fallen. And, even after the financial crisis, graduate unemployment remains at around 5 per cent. These are key findings of a recent research study commissioned by the Centre for Development and Enterprise." -- Cover.
Download or read book First Employment Experiences of Graduates written by Percy Moleke and published by HSRC Publishers. This book was released on 1999 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examined first employment experiences of graduates from South African universities, highlighting educational and noneducational factors that affected their ability to secure employment in their fields of study, as well as graduates' perceptions of their studies in relation to their jobs. Researchers sent surveys to 8,000 graduates listed in the Human Sciences Research Council registry who had graduated between 1991-95 (1,806 were returned). The study relied on graduates' work histories and their perceptions about their work experiences. The sample was stratified according to the size of two variables: historically black and historically white universities and broad fields of study. The study found that 59 percent of graduates secured employment immediately after obtaining their degrees; 84 percent found employment within their first year of searching. The report concludes that the labor market still reflects the apartheid system, with nonwhite graduates and graduates from historically black colleges disadvantaged in their employment search. About half the graduates believed that they were in jobs requiring graduate level ability; most perceived considerable benefits from higher education; and only a few had received career guidance at any point. Twenty-two data tables are included. Appended is the survey methodology, a biographical profile of the respondent group, and a description of occupations held. (Contains 33 references.) (SM)
Download or read book The Experiences and Livelihoods of Unemployed Graduates in Windhoek Namibia written by Maravihla Mamona Matondo and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The experiences and livelihoods of unemployed graduates in Windhoek, Namibia. Graduate unemployment is a global phenomenon and is not only known to the nation of Namibia. There have been numerous research conducted on graduate unemployment worldwide but less research has been conducted on graduate unemployment in Namibia especially focusing on their experiences and livelihoods. This study aimed to examine the experiences and livelihoods of unemployed graduates residing in Windhoek, the capital city of Namibia. This study sought to find out how the Namibian nation is affected by the high number of unemployed graduates with the main focus being on the unemployed graduate. This study assessed the impact unemployment has on graduates by focusing on the following research questions; what are the experiences of unemployed graduates seeking employment and what are the livelihood activities of unemployed graduates? A qualitative approach has been used using narrative interviews as a method. The total number of participants interviewed was thirty participants selected using purposive and snowball sampling. The key findings of the study were that graduates are finding it difficult to obtain employment, the main reason being graduates lack the number of working years’ experience required by employers. Secondly, unemployed graduates are struggling to earn a living and have engaged in a range of ad hoc and informal activities to survive. The study also showed that for unemployed graduates residing in Windhoek, livelihoods are not sustainable. The participants discussed various strategies that can be implemented to better their experiences and livelihoods and these were considered as recommendations for practice and policy.
Download or read book The Experience of Unemployment written by A. Waton and published by Springer. This book was released on 1986-11-03 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increasingly high unemployment has brought with it a multitude of consequences affecting those without jobs and, beyond them, their families, friends and communities. This book reports findings from original research. It explores, often in the words of the unemployed and others involved, what life without a job is like. It challenges many widely held beliefs about the unemployed - that they are workshy, price themselves out of jobs or earn money illegally on the side - and explores where such misconceptions come from. It reveals the inherent contradictions involved in trying to search for work whilst coping with the experience of unemployment.
Download or read book The Unfolding of Meaning in Narratives of Unemployed Young Adult Graduates written by Rinet Van Lill and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective of this study was to explore how meaning unfolded in the narratives of unemployed young adult graduates. South Africa has the highest youth unemployment rate in the world, which is affecting a growing number of university graduates. This study contributes to the existing body of knowledge about this population by combining insights on unemployment, young adulthood as a distinctive developmental period, and meaning. A qualitative research design, incorporating an existential-humanistic paradigm, was utilised to explore the nuances of personal experiences regarding meaning. A total of 12 participants between the ages of 21 and 30 who had graduated and had been unemployed for at least six months took part in individual interviews. Rich data were gathered through narrative interviews, and a narrative analysis yielded findings that demonstrated the uniqueness of each story and common themes that emerged. The participants had experienced a loss of meaning when expectations of employment were disappointed, which inspired efforts to seek meaning. Commitment to their original purpose through further education, connecting with supportive people, being involved in meaningful activities, and reflecting on how to obtain new coherence and growth restored their sense of meaning. The findings suggest that the ability to pursue new avenues of meaning can be cultivated as a valuable resource during unemployment. Stakeholders involved in graduates' transition to work should consider including meaning-focused interventions to prepare graduates for the labour market and to curb the deleterious effects of unemployment.
Download or read book Experiences of Unemployed Youth Graduates in Kanyamazane Township Mbombela Municipality Mpumalanga Province South Africa written by Siyabonga Siboniso Shongwe and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Experiencing Black Youth Unemployment and Unresponsive Labor Market in Post Apartheid South Africa written by Jah-Xolani Radebe and published by Eliva Press. This book was released on 2021-05-06 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this book is to examine the attitudes and opinions of the younger generation of Black African youth born in or after 1994 which marks the birth of democracy in South Africa. This book investigates the livelihoods, activities, and struggles of the unemployed youths at eMaplazini Ward 44 iNanda eThekwini Municipality. The study investigates at how youths make meaning of their emotional, socioeconomic, educational, and recreational needs. This study further examines the dynamics of coping mechanisms that the unemployed youth utilize on a daily basis. It examines how unemployment affects the family life and well-being of the households of the unemployed youth. And further it examines the types of resources and services available and challenges for young Black people while unemployed. This book also investigates the role played by social agencies such as government institutions, education sector and also nongovernmental organizations and how they empower young Black youth in defining their future. Lastly, it looks to what extent do socio-economic, education, political and cultural factors impact on youth employment in relation to the skills required by the South African labour market.
Download or read book South African Unemployment written by Charles Edward Wickens Simkins and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monograph on the causes, effects and responses to unemployment, particularly among Blacks, in South Africa R - based on a rural areas-urban areas survey, covers structural unemployment and cyclical unemployment trends, including the effects on rural migration patterns, and discusses the need for human resources planning and support from the organized Church to combat the worsening problem.
