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2.14. Please, describe the work experience 2.15 How was the work experience organized 1 Internship/apprenticeship without pay in private company 1 During school vacations 2 Internship/apprenticeship without pay in public company 2 As part of regular school course 3 Internship/apprenticeship without pay in non- profit organization 3 After school hours 4 Work with pay in private company 4 Other (please describe) ____________ 5 Work with pay in public company 6 Community volunteer work 7 Other (please describe) _______________________________ 2.16 On a scale of 1-5 where 1= strongly disagree and 5 = strongly agree, please respond to the following statements. STATEMENT SCALE (WHAT AND WHY) 1. Women and men have equal opportunities for general education 1 2 3 4 5 2. Women and men have equal opportunities for technical/vocational education 1 2 3 4 5 3. Some courses/fields of study are more appropriate for men 1 2 3 4 5 4.Some courses/fields of study are more appropriate for women 1 2 3 4 5 5. Some courses/fields of study are equally appropriate for men and women 1 2 3 4 5 5
3.0 JOB SEARCH AND ATTITUDES AND EXPECTATIONS REGARDING WORK 3.1 Have you ever received any kind of advice/counselling on jobs or career opportunities? 1. Yes (specify from whom e.g. guidance counsellor, teacher, advisor, etc) __________________ 2. No 3.2 At what age did you first start looking for work? ___________________ years 3.3 How long have you been looking for a job? 1. Less than 1 week 2. Less than 1 month 3. 1 - 2 months 4. 3 - 5 months 5. 6 months ---- < 1 year 6. 1 ---- < 2 years 7. 2 years or more 3.4 How are you looking for a job? 1. Through education/training institution 2. Through government employment service 3. Through job fairs 4. Through private employment agent/agency 5. Through advertisements (indicate type of media eg. radio, newspaper, t.v.) ________________ 6. Through friends 7. Through relatives 9. Other (specify) __________________________________ 3.5 Since you started looking for work, how many jobs have you applied for? 1. 1 - 2 2. 3 - 6 3. 7 - 10 4. 11 - 20 5. 21-40 6. 41 or more 3.6 Since you started looking for work, how many interviews have you been to? 1. None 2. 1 - 2 3. 3 - 6 4. 7 - 10 5. 11B20 6. 21C 40 6
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THE PLANNING INSTITUTE OF JAMAICA I
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Contents List of Tables List of Acr
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List of Tables Table 1.1: Distribut
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Table 4.4: Participation in Differe
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Acknowledgements The Planning Insti
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M E S S A G E F R O M Director Gene
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Executive Summary The School-to-Wor
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women with special emphasis on yout
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The Labour Force Survey revealed th
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. . . the Government of Jamaica has
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• demographic and household infor
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Sample Selection It was determined
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ended question. The post fieldwork
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The average age of the youth survey
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The distribution of youth by parish
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ecorded was six; this was reported
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An important factor in transiting f
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Working” youth and 1.7 per cent o
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the training lasted for “more tha
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Work Experience When asked “Have
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This question was directed solely t
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Table 3.4: Distribution of Not Work
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Table 3.6: Conditions Necessary to
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Job Preferences Table 3.8 provides
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Table 3.10: Average Length of Job S
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Page 61 and 62: 5 Regression Analysis The objective
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Page 67 and 68: Results The partial logistic regres
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Page 83 and 84: • information technology should b
Page 89 and 90: Career Guidance • critical assess
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Page 93 and 94: 2.6 Have you had any school-based v
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Page 97 and 98: 4.0 LIFE GOALS AND VALUES OF YOUNG
Page 99 and 100: 4.4 I would like to ask about your
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Page 107 and 108: 3.10 Did you have a preference for
Page 109 and 110: 4.0 LIFE GOALS AND VALUES OF YOUNG
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Page 119 and 120: OBSTACLES RANK 1 No education 2 Uns
Page 121 and 122: 4. Through a government employment
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Page 125 and 126: 5.4 Are you financially supporting
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Page 135 and 136: 3.11 What was the minimum level of
Page 137 and 138: 4.4 Do you have anyone helping you
Page 139 and 140: 4.15 Does your business/enterprise
Page 141 and 142: 4.31 What is the main problem you f
Page 143 and 144: 3. $10,000 — < $15,000 4. $15,000
Page 145 and 146: 10 Working/living in other countrie
Page 147: 6.4 I would like to ask about your
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