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3.16 In your experience, is it easier for a person with a general education or a person with technical/vocational training to find a job? 1. Easier for a person with general education 2. Easier for a person with technical/vocational education 3. No difference 4. Depends (on what __________________________________________________________) 3.17 What did you mainly do while looking for a job? 1. Stayed at home and just looked for a job 2. Stayed at home and was responsible for household chores 3. Helped out in a family farm/business 4. Took additional education/training courses (specify) ________________________________ 5. Spent time with friends 6. Did volunteer work (without pay) specify __________________________________ 7. Others (please specify) ________________________________________________ 3.18 Did you face any kind of harassment in looking for a job? 1. Yes 2. No (GO TO QUES 4.1.) 3.19 What was the nature of the harassment? 1. Sexual 2. Bribe/financial 3.Verbal 4.Other(specify) _________________ 3.20 What was the source of the harassment? 1. Potential employer 2. Agent 3. Government Official 4.Police 9. Other (specify) _____________________________ 3.21 How did you deal with the harassment? _____________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 4.0 CURRENT EMPLOYMENT AND WORKING CONDITIONS 4.1 How many jobs have you held prior to your current job? _____________ number of previous jobs 4.2 Please describe as fully as possible your current business/economic activity 4.3 Why did you choose to be self-employed or an own account worker rather than to work for someone else (as a wage or salaried worker)? 1. Could not find a wage or salary job 2. Greater independence as self-employed/own account worker 3. More flexible hours of work 4. Others (please specify) ______________________________ 9
4.4 Do you have anyone helping you in your business/economic activity? 1. Paid employees (how many) _________________________ 2. Family members (relationship to you __________________ 3. No help, working alone 4.5 Did you receive any training for running your current business/economic activity? 1. Yes 2.No [SKIP TO 4.11] 4.6 What kind of training did you receive? [TICK ALL RELEVANT TRAINING] 4.7 Who provided the training? 1 Business Development 1. Private sector training institution 2 Skills training 2. Government training institution 3 Product development 3. Private contractor 4 Accounting/book-keeping 4. Other(specify) ____________________ 5 Other (please specify) 4.8 How long did the training last __________ _______ _______ weeks months years 4.9 Who paid for the training? 1.Self 2.Your family 3.Government 4.Other(specify) _________________ 4.10 Do you feel the training you received has been useful for your business/economic activity? 1.Very useful 2.Useful 3.Not really relevant 4.11 Do you feel that men and women in your line of business/economic activity receive the same opportunities for training? 1. Equal opportunities 2. More opportunities for men 3. More opportunities for women 4. Do not know 10
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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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• inner city schools should be in
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• information technology should b
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Page 89 and 90: Career Guidance • critical assess
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Page 97 and 98: 4.0 LIFE GOALS AND VALUES OF YOUNG
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Page 105 and 106: 3.0 JOB SEARCH AND ATTITUDES AND EX
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Page 109 and 110: 4.0 LIFE GOALS AND VALUES OF YOUNG
Page 119 and 120: OBSTACLES RANK 1 No education 2 Uns
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