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The South African youth employment programmes: exploring the experiences of young black African parents in Johannesburg.
Mini Dissertation (MSS (Gender Studies))--University of Pretoria, 2022.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/86456 The South African youth employment programmes: exploring the experiences of young black African parents in Johannesburg. Molapo, Sepetla danai.v.nyagani@gmail.com Nyagani, Danai UCTD Young Parenthood Youth Employment Programme Empowerment Theory Resilience fatigue identity Skilled youth Mini Dissertation (MSS (Gender Studies))--University of Pretoria, 2022. The high rate of youth unemployment in Johannesburg and the increased demand for highly skilled job seekers have created a need for effective youth employment programmes which aim to bridge this gap. To determine the impact of youth employment programmes on young parents’ participation, we examined their experience as beneficiaries of such programmes and the identities they derived from the programme using a multi-case study approach. A semi-structured text-based interview was conducted with 12 participants aged between 18 and 35 years old who resided or participated in youth employment programmes in Johannesburg. The participants came from varying experiences regarding parenthood and internship participation. The results indicated that young parents who participated in youth employment programmes faced new financial and emotional challenges. Additionally, all the participants strongly requested that the youth employment programmes be enhanced with additional resources to support youth in gaining permanent employment and extend the programme to two years. A prominent identity uncovered was resilience fatigue identity and the impact of COVID-19 and youth employment programmes on exacerbating and providing financial and emotional relief for young parents. The results also indicated that youth employment programmes might positively impact young parents and position them as active contributors to their community. The findings suggest that the current format and duration of the youth employment programmes may need to be reviewed, with particular attention paid to integrating developmental elements. Sociology MSocSci (Gender Studies) Unrestricted 2022-07-26T10:03:28Z 2022-07-26T10:03:28Z 2022-09-10 2022 Mini Dissertation * S2022 https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/86456 DOI: 10.25403/UPresearchdata.20390445 en © 2022 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Young Parenthood Youth Employment Programme Empowerment Theory Resilience fatigue identity Skilled youth The South African youth employment programmes: exploring the experiences of young black African parents in Johannesburg. |
| title | The South African youth employment programmes: exploring the experiences of young black African parents in Johannesburg. |
| title_full | The South African youth employment programmes: exploring the experiences of young black African parents in Johannesburg. |
| title_fullStr | The South African youth employment programmes: exploring the experiences of young black African parents in Johannesburg. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The South African youth employment programmes: exploring the experiences of young black African parents in Johannesburg. |
| title_short | The South African youth employment programmes: exploring the experiences of young black African parents in Johannesburg. |
| title_sort | south african youth employment programmes exploring the experiences of young black african parents in johannesburg |
| topic | UCTD Young Parenthood Youth Employment Programme Empowerment Theory Resilience fatigue identity Skilled youth |
| url | https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/86456 |