Formalising the informal: Ghana's National Apprenticeship Programme

Palmer, Robert

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“…Although about 3% of respondents have completed tertiary education or its equivalent, this group comprises only young men. The observed trend in educational qualifications falls in line with the general trend within the Ghanaian population of increasing numbers of young people who have successfully completed either primary school, JHS or SHS, but cannot find further formal educational or training opportunities to foster their educational aspirations (Palmer, 2009).…”

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Young entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa

Bourdillon

2017

Children's Geographies

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Young entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa

Bourdillon

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“…Almost all masters and members of various communities confirmed that self employment would result in poverty eradication in the informal sector. This finding is resonant with Palmer's (2009) observation of state's recognition of the informal sector in Ghana. Also, various policies -NDE, NEEDS, etc.…”

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The Informal Sector as a Catalyst for Employment Generation in Lagos State, Nigeria

Akinwale

2012

Afr Asian Stud

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Unemployment remains high in Nigeria due to disintegration between the formal and informal sectors, among other factors. While the unemployed largely focus on the formal sector in search of jobs, there is inadequate interest in the informal sector. Yet, this sector provides livelihoods for the majority of the population. This paper examines the informal sector as a catalyst for generating employment in Lagos State, Nigeria, using the Social Capital Theory and a descriptive survey research design. Data were collected from 480 apprentices, 40 masters, 20 journeymen, and 120 members of various communities through a structured questionnaire, Key Informant Interviews and Focus Group Discussions, respectively. The findings showed that 64.8 percent of the respondents reported parental sponsorship of vocations in the informal sector, 14.2 percent of the respondents were self-sponsored, and the remainders (18.5 percent and 2.5 percent) were reportedly sponsored by their relatives and masters. Awareness of opportunities for self employment in the informal sector was demonstrated by 71 percent of the respondents. However, 66.3 percent of the respondents thought that schooling could be better than vocations in the informal sector. Mothers' occupation significantly associated with individuals' choice of vocation in the informal sector (χ2 = 33.71; P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the proposed plans for self employment among the respondents in furniture and tailoring workshops (χ2 = 1.44; P > 0.05). Planning for self employment was significantly influenced by several factors including gender, age, mothers' occupation, career plan, and satisfaction within the informal sector (t = 19.247, P < 0.01). The informal sector is vital for survival of youth in Lagos State, Nigeria. This sector should be supported for poverty eradication and entrepreneurial development.

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“…It has served as important source of training to the young people of Africa given its momentous contributions to human and non-human agencies over several decades. In light of this, literature are wont to present traditional apprenticeship training in positive light showing how it could help solve some of the present economic and social problems -including labour supply and skills development problems -in countries where it is still largely practiced (Neil, 2010;Palmer, 2009;Breyer, 2006;and Johnson and Ferej, 1997). Unlike in Western nations where there are marked cross-national differences in "integration of young people into the labour market" (Wolbers, 2007, p.189), in many parts of subSaharan Africa this is remarkably similar.…”

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“…A major factor underlying this similarity is the structural similarities of many African economies. For instance, (1) substantial proportion of small and medium scale businesses are in the informal economy; (2) although unemployment rates differ from one country to another, all sub-Saharan African countries are bedevilled with large army of unemployed youths; and (3) over 80% of skills transfer and labour supply into the African informal economies are through traditional apprenticeship training (Palmer, 2009).…”

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“…Indeed, there are few exceptions in the likes of Ghana, Senegal, South Africa and Mali where there appear to be indications of governments' efforts to formalise this mode of learning by attempting to accommodate it within the national educational policies of their countries (Sonnenberg, 2012;Palmer, 2009). Yet, in many other African countries traditional apprenticeship is left in the hands of unaccredited and unsupervised practitioners (ILO, 2008).…”

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Over the past five years, the laws governing teachers' employment have been at the center of legal and political conflicts in state courts and elections across the United States. Vergara v. California challenged five California state statutes that provide employment protections for teachers. Drawing on the theory of political spectacle, we conducted a media content analysis of 42 print news media articles published prior to the court's decision in June 2014. Two aspects of political spectacle, the use of metaphor and the illusion of rationality were the most salient and deployed in ways that were more closely aligned with the student plaintiffs' claims than the statutes' defenders. We conclude by highlighting how the framing of these and other similar stories may shape subsequent debates about public education in the United States.

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Formalising the informal: Ghana's National Apprenticeship Programme

Cited by 35 publications

References 9 publications

Young entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa

Young entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa

The Informal Sector as a Catalyst for Employment Generation in Lagos State, Nigeria

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