Artisan training could assist youth employment

SOURCE: HSRC Review
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2016
TITLE AUTHOR(S): T.Meyer, A.Wildschut
KEYWORDS: JOB CREATION, SKILLED WORKERS, TRAINING
DEPARTMENT: Equitable Education and Economies (IED)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 9263
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/9831
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/9831

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Abstract

Artisanal and intermediate level training are important starting points for addressing the challenge of unemployed young people, currently estimated to be between 35% and 37%. This article explores include the scarcity of young people in artisanal employment and the mechanisms of exclusion that contribute to this situation.