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Can a Labour Market Assessment be used to Help Adolescent Girls and Young Women Improve their Employment Prospects in South Africa?

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  • Jean Damascene Mvunabandi

    (Durban University of Technology, South Africa.)

  • Bomi Nomala

    (Durban University of Technology, South Africa.)

  • Ferina Marimuthu

    (Durban University of Technology, South Africa.)

Abstract

This article investigated how labour market assessment intervention through employability training can be used as a catalyst to improve employment pathways among adolescent girls and young women (AGYWs) in South Africa. This study adopted quantitative and descriptive research approaches via longitudinal data collection. Secondary data was collected from 3584 AGYWs using a questionnaire survey during employability training from July-October 2021. Robustness analysis was performed using descriptive statistics using SPSS version 27.0. The empirical findings proved that employability training significantly improved the capabilities of adolescent girls and young women on labour market assessments. Relying on these empirical findings, this study proposes a framework for linking AGYWs and the labour market through an employability training capability-based conceptualised model. This study contributes to the current body of knowledge and further contributes to the career development and employability among adolescent girls and young women required to cope with the labour markets in South Africa.

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  • Jean Damascene Mvunabandi & Bomi Nomala & Ferina Marimuthu, 2023. "Can a Labour Market Assessment be used to Help Adolescent Girls and Young Women Improve their Employment Prospects in South Africa?," International Review of Management and Marketing, Econjournals, vol. 13(6), pages 10-18, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:eco:journ3:2023-06-2
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    Keywords

    Employability Skills; Local Labour Market Assessments; Adolescent Girls and Young Women; Unemployment Crisis; Employability Opportunities;
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    JEL classification:

    • E24 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity
    • J12 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure
    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J64 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search

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