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“In School” and “Not Working” youth were asked to rank the skill areas in terms of their usefulness in getting a satisfactory job (Table 2.16). Hospitality skills were ranked number 1 by both categories. “In School” youth ranked Automotive skills as number 2, Beauty care services as number 3, and Apparel and Sewn products as number 4. “Not Working” youth ranked Apparel and Sewn products as number 2, Art and Craft as number 3, and Commercial skills as number 4. The majority of youth (77.8 per cent) indicated that they intended to further their education or training in the future. This percentage increased to 80.4 per cent for youth who had previously received training. There were more “In School” (85.9 per cent) and “Not Working” youth (76.7 per cent) who indicated that they intended to further their studies, compared with “Employed” youth (68.0 per cent) and “Self-Employed” youth (49.7 per cent). Approximately 14.9 per cent of all youth stated that they were not sure whether they would pursue further studies. The uncertainty was lower for “In School” (10.0 per cent) and “Not Working” youth (12.5 per cent), compared with “Self-Employed” youth (29.8 per cent). Table 2.16: Ranking of Skill Areas by In-School and Not Working Youth Skill Area In School Youth Rank Not Working Youth Agricultural Skills 7 9 Automotive Skills 2 5 Apparel and Sewn Products 4 2 Art and Craft 5 3 Beauty Care Services 3 6 Cabinet making Skills 9 8 Commercial Skills 6 4 Construction Skills 10 11 Hospitality Skills 1 1 Information Technology 12 10 Machine and Appliance Skills 11 7 Food and Nutrition 8 6 The majority of youth (77.8 per cent) indicated that they intended to further their education or training in the future CHAPTER 2: PROFILE OF YOUTH 23
Work Experience When asked “Have you ever had any work experience arranged as part of your education/training?” 26.2 per cent of youth responded “yes” and 73.8 per cent responded “no”. Students who responded positively were asked to describe the work experience, to which 34.3 per cent responded that they participated in an “internship/apprenticeship programme without pay in private company”, 27.1 per cent stated an “internship/apprenticeship programme without pay in public company”, and 22.7 per cent “worked with pay in private company”. The majority of students stated that the work experience was organized “as part of regular school course” (76.5 per cent). An additional 14.2 per cent stated that the work experience was organized during school vacation. Students who responded positively were asked to describe the work experience, to which 34.3 per cent responded that they participated in an “internship/apprenticeship programme without pay in private company”, 27.1 per cent stated an “internship/apprenticeship programme without pay in public company”, and 22.7 per cent “worked with pay in private company”. THE TRANSITION OF JAMAICAN YOUTH TO THE WORLD OF WORK 24
Page 2 and 3: THE PLANNING INSTITUTE OF JAMAICA I
Page 4 and 5: Contents List of Tables List of Acr
Page 6 and 7: List of Tables Table 1.1: Distribut
Page 8 and 9: Table 4.4: Participation in Differe
Page 10 and 11: Acknowledgements The Planning Insti
Page 12 and 13: M E S S A G E F R O M Director Gene
Page 14 and 15: Executive Summary The School-to-Wor
Page 16: women with special emphasis on yout
Page 19 and 20: The Labour Force Survey revealed th
Page 21 and 22: . . . the Government of Jamaica has
Page 23 and 24: • demographic and household infor
Page 25 and 26: Sample Selection It was determined
Page 27 and 28: ended question. The post fieldwork
Page 29 and 30: The average age of the youth survey
Page 31 and 32: The distribution of youth by parish
Page 33 and 34: ecorded was six; this was reported
Page 35 and 36: An important factor in transiting f
Page 37 and 38: Working” youth and 1.7 per cent o
Page 39: the training lasted for “more tha
Page 43 and 44: This question was directed solely t
Page 45 and 46: Table 3.4: Distribution of Not Work
Page 47 and 48: Table 3.6: Conditions Necessary to
Page 49 and 50: Job Preferences Table 3.8 provides
Page 51 and 52: Table 3.10: Average Length of Job S
Page 53 and 54: 4 Life Goals and Values of Young Pe
Page 55 and 56: nificant differences in these opini
Page 57 and 58: Community organizations are not ver
Page 59 and 60: Table 4.7: Frequency of Use of Sele
Page 61 and 62: 5 Regression Analysis The objective
Page 63 and 64: Table 5.2 : Variables Used in the L
Page 65 and 66: There were no significant differenc
Page 67 and 68: Results The partial logistic regres
Page 69 and 70: 6 Conclusion and Recommendation In
Page 71 and 72: public education programme be devel
Page 73 and 74: There is unmet demand (within the H
Page 75 and 76: A corollary activity should be the
Page 77 and 78: findings, it is being recommended t
Page 79 and 80: GOJ/ILO School-to-Work Transition S
Page 81 and 82: • inner city schools should be in
Page 83 and 84: • information technology should b
Page 89 and 90: Career Guidance • critical assess
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1.10 What is the OCCUPATIONAL STATU
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2.6 Have you had any school-based v
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3.1 Have you ever received any kind
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4.0 LIFE GOALS AND VALUES OF YOUNG
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4.4 I would like to ask about your
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3.0 JOB SEARCH AND ATTITUDES AND EX
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3.10 Did you have a preference for
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4.0 LIFE GOALS AND VALUES OF YOUNG
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OBSTACLES RANK 1 No education 2 Uns
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4. Through a government employment
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21 Other (specify) ________________
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5.4 Are you financially supporting
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3.11 What was the minimum level of
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4.4 Do you have anyone helping you
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4.15 Does your business/enterprise
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4.31 What is the main problem you f
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3. $10,000 — < $15,000 4. $15,000
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10 Working/living in other countrie
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