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Youth Employability programmes in South Africa: Which features work best and for whom?

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  • Zoheb Khan
  • Leila Patel
  • Lauren Graham
  • Rulof Burger
  • Gina A. Chowa
  • Rainier Masa

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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.

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  • Zoheb Khan & Leila Patel & Lauren Graham & Rulof Burger & Gina A. Chowa & Rainier Masa, 2024. "Youth Employability programmes in South Africa: Which features work best and for whom?," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 41(1), pages 207-224, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:deveza:v:41:y:2024:i:1:p:207-224
    DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2023.2273533
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