Determinants of unemployment in Uganda:
| dc.contributor.author | Kamukama, Albert | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-01-02T09:13:54Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-01-02T09:13:54Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017-07 | |
| dc.description | A Dissertation Submitted to the College of Economics Management in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Bachelors Degree of Economics and Applied Statistics at Kampala International University | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The objective of this study is to assess the determinants of unemployment in Uganda using Kansanga town as a case study. The study addresses the four specific objectives, to explore youths’ views on what they identify as necessary for them to be employed, to examine employer’s perception about what they consider to be the root cause for youth unemployment, to determine the extent to which education in Uganda prepares youth for self-employment and to propose the ways for solving youth unemployment problem in Uganda. Questionnaire and interview were used to solicit information from 100 respondents. SPSS (Statistical Product and Service Solution) was employed to analyze quantitative data, while qualitative data were subjected to thematic analysis. Study findings reveal that although job opportunities are few, youths blame the current education curriculum, saying it is too theoretical and do not expose students to necessary practical, skills to employ themselves. They also point to corruption and nepotism practiced by employers which they believe hinders competent youths from accessing employment. Employers on their side believe that youths, unlike adults have no necessary experience and competence needed in the world of work. - The study recommends, among the following to emphasize more on practical training in each stage of learning should be insisted, to improve quality of education, to introduce entrepreneurship training in each school and college is important to develop creativity and innovativeness in students. Government should fight against corruption, - to allow fair play in the access to employment. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12306/6071 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Kampala International University, College of Economics and Management | en_US |
| dc.subject | Unemployment | en_US |
| dc.subject | Uganda | en_US |
| dc.subject | Kansanga town | en_US |
| dc.title | Determinants of unemployment in Uganda: | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | a case study of Kansanga town | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |