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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 Did you ever receive 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? ___________________ yrs. 3.3 How long did you look before finding your first job? 1. Less than a week 2. Less than a month 3. 1 - 2 months 4. 3 - 6 months 5. 6 months ---- 1 year 6. More than 1 year 7. More than 2 years 3.4 How many jobs did you apply for before getting your first job? _________________ jobs 3.5 How many interviews did you go to before getting your first job? _______________ interviews 3.6 In looking for a job, how important are the following characteristics of the job? [RATE 1 FOR VERY UNIMPORTANT, 2 FOR UNIMPORTANT, 3 FOR NEITHER IMPORTANT NOR UNIMPORTANT, 4 FOR IMPORTANT AND 5 FOR VERY IMPORTANT [RANK EACH CHARACTERISTIC ---- INTERVIEWER: READ ENTIRE LIST] CHARACTERISTICS RATING 1 Interesting job to do 2 Job that people regard highly/status of the job 3 Earn a lot of money 4 Good promotion prospects/clear career path 5 Job that uses skills and abilities 6 Steady job/job security 7 Having a role in decision-making 8 Having lots of vacation time 9 Having an easy pace of work 10 Being able to work independently, without supervision 11 Job that is family-friendly 12 Opportunities for travel 20 Other (specify) ______________________________ 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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4 Life Goals and Values of Young Pe
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nificant differences in these opini
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Community organizations are not ver
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Table 4.7: Frequency of Use of Sele
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5 Regression Analysis The objective
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Table 5.2 : Variables Used in the L
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There were no significant differenc
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Results The partial logistic regres
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6 Conclusion and Recommendation In
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public education programme be devel
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There is unmet demand (within the H
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A corollary activity should be the
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findings, it is being recommended t
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GOJ/ILO School-to-Work Transition S
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Page 89 and 90: Career Guidance • critical assess
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Page 119 and 120: OBSTACLES RANK 1 No education 2 Uns
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