Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) factors influencing graduate employability in South Sudan
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2025
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Minga, A. I. J.
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Strathmore University
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The Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system has the potential to significantly contribute to human resource development and economic growth in developing countries. South Sudan, a young nation that gained independence, has a predominantly youth population. Unfortunately, the youth in South Sudan face low educational attainment, with many school-aged children currently out of school. This educational gap has resulted in a shortage of skilled workers, leading to high youth unemployment rates, with a substantial proportion of young people lacking formal employment. This study aims to investigate how factors such as Performance Dimension, Stakeholder Engagement, and Solid Foundation affect the employability of TVET graduates. The research was grounded in the Education–Employment Linkage Theory, UNESCO framework, and Human Capital Theory, employing a descriptive research design and evaluative approach. The study focused on several operational TVET institutes in South Sudan, utilizing purposive, snowball, and stratified sampling to gather data. Primary data was collected and analyzed through thematic, descriptive, correlation, and regression analyses. The target population comprised numerous individuals from various TVET institutes, construction companies, TVET Consultants and officials from the Ministry of Education. A sample size of participants was drawn using various sampling methods, including simple random sampling, stratified sampling, purposive sampling, and snowball sampling. The participants included project managers, engineers, technicians, current learners, recent graduates, and government officials. The study achieved a significant response rate, with most questionnaires returned. Regression analyses were employed to examine the relationship between TVET factors and graduate employability. The findings revealed that the Performance Dimension had the greatest impact on the employability of graduates from TVET institutes, demonstrating a notable beta coefficient, which accounted for a substantial portion of the variability in graduate employability. Additionally, the multiple regression analysis established that TVET factors significantly contribute to the employment prospects of graduates in the construction sector. However, challenges such as a lack of vision and strategic frameworks, insufficient governance structures, and inadequate funding mechanisms could impede progress, as indicated by the negative beta coefficient associated with the solid foundation. Considering these findings, the study recommends several actions: enhancing the relevance of the curriculum, strengthening stakeholder engagement, promoting awareness of the benefits of TVET, improving governance and strategic frameworks, increasing funding and resource allocation, and implementing career services and support programs.
Keywords: Access, Equity, Quality, Relevance, Stakeholder, Vision and Strategic Framework, Governance’s arrangements, Funding and Expenditures.
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Minga, A. I. J. (2025). Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) factors influencing graduate employability in South Sudan [Strathmore University]. http://hdl.handle.net/11071/15959