Table 1 Biographic profile of the...

Table 1

Biographic profile of the trainees and the skills training courses studied

Variables		Total sample N = 512		Gender
		Total sample N = 512		Male		Female
		n	%	n	%	n	%
Age cohort of trainees	18–24 years	65	12.7	20	3.9	45	8.8
	25–30 years	293	57.2	153	29.9	140	27.3
	31–35 years	84	16.4	65	12.7	19	3.7
	36–40 years	61	12	26	5	35	6.8
	41–45 years	9	1.8	1	0.2	8	1.6
	Total	512	100	265	51.8	247	48.2
Highest level of trainee's formal schooling	Grade 10	4	0.8	1	0.2	3	0.8
	Grade 11	15	2.9	1	0.2	15	2.7
	Matric Certificate (grade 12)	491	95.9	262	51.2	229	44.7
	Training college certificate	1	0.2	–	–	1	0.2
	Training college diploma	1	0.2	–	–	1	0.2
Employment status of the trainees before VET	Unemployed	395	77.2	197	38.5	198	38.7
	Part-time job	78	15.2	53	10.4	25	4.9
	Self-employed	3	0.6	1	0.2	2	0.4
	Housewife	18	3.5	5	1	13	2.5
	Child minder	6	1.2	4	0.8	2	0.4
	Grade 12 learner	8	1.6	0.8	4	4	0.8
	Other	4	0.8	1	0.2	3	0.6
Vocational training course	Construction and Carpentry	32	6.2	18	3.5	14	2.7
	ICT	89	17.4	40	7.8	48	9.4
	SMME	24	4.7	17	3.3	7	1.4
	Lifeguard skills	55	11.3	–	–	55	10.8
	Early child development	58	11.3	–	–	58	11.3
	Fire fighter	48	9.4	24	4.7	24	4.7
	Boilermaker and welding	50	9.8	23	4.5	27	5.3
	Upholstery	47	9.2	42	8.2	5	1
	Professional driving	58	11.3	50	9.8	8	1.6
	Motor mechanics	51	10	51	10	–	–

Variables		Total sampleN = 512		Gender
		Total sampleN = 512		Male		Female
		n	%	n	%	n	%
Age cohort of trainees	18–24 years	65	12.7	20	3.9	45	8.8
	25–30 years	293	57.2	153	29.9	140	27.3
	31–35 years	84	16.4	65	12.7	19	3.7
	36–40 years	61	12	26	5	35	6.8
	41–45 years	9	1.8	1	0.2	8	1.6
	Total	512	100	265	51.8	247	48.2
Highest level of trainee's formal schooling	Grade 10	4	0.8	1	0.2	3	0.8
	Grade 11	15	2.9	1	0.2	15	2.7
	Matric Certificate (grade 12)	491	95.9	262	51.2	229	44.7
	Training college certificate	1	0.2	–	–	1	0.2
	Training college diploma	1	0.2	–	–	1	0.2
Employment status of the trainees before VET	Unemployed	395	77.2	197	38.5	198	38.7
	Part-time job	78	15.2	53	10.4	25	4.9
	Self-employed	3	0.6	1	0.2	2	0.4
	Housewife	18	3.5	5	1	13	2.5
	Child minder	6	1.2	4	0.8	2	0.4
	Grade 12 learner	8	1.6	0.8	4	4	0.8
	Other	4	0.8	1	0.2	3	0.6
Vocational training course	Construction and Carpentry	32	6.2	18	3.5	14	2.7
	ICT	89	17.4	40	7.8	48	9.4
	SMME	24	4.7	17	3.3	7	1.4
	Lifeguard skills	55	11.3	–	–	55	10.8
	Early child development	58	11.3	–	–	58	11.3
	Fire fighter	48	9.4	24	4.7	24	4.7
	Boilermaker and welding	50	9.8	23	4.5	27	5.3
	Upholstery	47	9.2	42	8.2	5	1
	Professional driving	58	11.3	50	9.8	8	1.6
	Motor mechanics	51	10	51	10	–	–

Source(s): Table by author