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Table 2.13: Proportion of Youth who Received Training, by Category of Youth and Sex
Category
of Youth
Male
Sex
Female
Total
No. of
Persons
Percent of
Category
No. of
Persons
Percent of
Category
No. of
Persons
Percent of
Category
In School 123 19.1 151 16.5 274 17.6
Not Working 147 28.8 253 30.1 400 29.6
Employed 122 34.5 98 41.2 220 37.2
Self- Employed 25 20.2 22 37.3 47 25.7
Total 417 25.6 524 25.5 941 25.5
“In-School” youth, 19.1 per cent of males and 16.5 per cent of females received
training (Table 2.13). However, a larger proportion of females received training in
the other three categories: “Employed” (41.2 per cent), “Self -Employed” (37.3 per
cent) and “Not Working” (30.1 per cent) compared with males.
Youth who reported having received training, were asked whether they had
also received a certificate from the training institution. Approximately 40.1 per
cent of youth who received training, also received a certificate. “Self-Employed”
youth reported the largest percentage of persons who received a certificate (62.8
per cent), followed by “Employed” (58.1 per cent) and “Not working” youth (41.8
per cent) (Table 2.14).
The time period in which these youth were trained ranged from less than one
month to six years. Approximately 33.4 per cent of youth who had received training
stated that the training lasted for “6 months or less”, 31.3 per cent stated that
Youth who reported
having received training,
were asked
whether they had also
received a certificate
from the training
institution
Table 2.14: Proportion of Trained Youth who received a Certificate
Category of Youth
Percent who Received Certificate
(N = 892)
In School 18.3
Not Working 41.8
Employed 58.1
Self-Employed 62.8
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