...Paula Musuva Purpose The purpose of this review is to quantify patterns on how digital skills relate to youth employment in Africa through a structured narrative synthesis. Africa’s youthful population is growing rapidly, with the rate of youth unemployment exceeding global averages. Digital...

...Francis Ansah; Patrick Swanzy; Regina Anuwah Obeng; Alexander Kwadwo Asmah Purpose This study investigates the level of Ghanaian youth's interest in Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) certification courses, using career outcome expectations and demographic characteristics...

... and online social capital more than demographic background. Originality/value Results suggest that education helps enhance digital literacy, offsetting the influence of socio-demographic background. The author examines the implications of how to implement training programmes in youth settings to enhance...

...Degsew Melak; Beyene Derso Purpose Currently, there is widespread consensus that training is helpful to the long-term success of business competitive advantages. However, youth continue to invest in various self-employment business options with low quality of short term trainings. The purpose...

..., empirical studies are limited and the impact of social media on student engagement in the higher education system in India is not known. Education Youth Social media Student engagement Jehangir Bharucha can be contacted at: jehangir.bharucha@hrcollege.edu 26 07 2017 23 11 2017...

...Nathan Eva; Sen Sendjaya Purpose In light of the research‐practice gap in youth leadership development, the purpose of this paper is to examine the effectiveness of youth leadership development in Australia, on the basis of a multidimensional and holistic framework of servant leadership. Design...

... The results are exemplary for one type of course at vocational schools. The results cannot empirically illustrate causalities between the structure of German VET system and the diminishing possibilities of youth with low levels of qualification but secondary data presented in this paper support the assumption...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Youth Vocational training Education and training Australia Vocational education and training (VET) aims to provide students with the technical skills and knowledge they require to enter the workforce for the first time, to re‐enter the workforce...

...) review of the available literature confirmed that pay was generally higher in “male sectors” such as engineering; a finding reinforced by research on the cost of apprentices to employers by Hogarth and Hasluck (2003) . Gender Apprenticeships Jobs Sexual discrimination Employers Youth...