The Impact of Private Sector Internship and Training on Urban Youth in Kenya

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

No AccessPolicy Research Working Papers22 Sep 2015The Impact of Private Sector Internship and Training on Urban Youth in KenyaAuthors/Editors: Maddalena HonoratiMaddalena Honoratihttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-7404SectionsAboutPDF (0.9 MB) ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Abstract: This study uses a randomized experiment to evaluate the impacts of the training and internship program piloted in Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu counties by the Kenya Private Sector Alliance and the Government of Kenya with support from the World Bank's Kenya Youth Empowerment Project. The program provided three months of classroom-based technical training coupled with three months of internships in private firms to vulnerable youths between ages 15 and 29 years, with vulnerable being defined as those out of school and/or with no permanent job. The analysis in this paper is based on survey data collected before the program started (July 2012) and 15 months after the program ended (July 2014). The results of the impact evaluation show that the program has been successful in placing youths in paid jobs and has contributed to an increase of 15 percent in current employment among male participants. The evaluation also found that the program has had positive effects on wage earnings, especially those of females and among older males, with wages increasing by about K Sh 5,000 for males and by K Sh 7,500 for females. With a total unit cost of K Sh 97,000 per beneficiary, an estimated K Sh 6,768 monthly wage for males and K Sh 9,623 monthly wage for females, the program's benefits exceeded the costs for males and females. The program also encouraged youths to participate in either (certified) skills training or an internship program, and helped to increase the probability of participants' opening a bank account and accumulating savings (for females). Previous bookNext book FiguresreferencesRecommendeddetailsCited byAssessing the acquisition of whole youth development skills among students in TVET institutions in KenyaJournal of Vocational Education & Training, Vol.658 February 2022Young Adults and Labor Markets in AfricaJournal of Economic Perspectives, Vol.36, No.1Demand-Driven Youth Training Programs: Experimental Evidence from MongoliaThe World Bank Economic Review, Vol.35, No.33 June 2020Demand-Driven Youth Training Programs: Experimental Evidence from Mongolia9 June 2020Kenia: Reformdynamik und Implementierungsstau26 September 2020Labor Policy for a Diverse and Diversifying World of Work4 October 2019Gender Matters in Economic Empowerment Interventions: A Research ReviewWorld Bank Research Observer, Vol.34, No.210 September 2019Building Skills for the School-to-Work Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa24 June 2019Addressing Skill Gaps: Continuing and Remedial Education and Training for Adults and Out-of-School Youths in Sub-Saharan Africa24 June 2019Skills Training and Employment Outcomes in Rural BiharThe Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol.62, No.28 July 2019Labor-Intensive Public Works Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa: Experiences and Implications for Employment PoliciesSSRN Electronic JournalGender Matters in Economic Empowerment Interventions: A Research ReviewSSRN Electronic JournalVocational and business training to improve women's labour market outcomes in low‐ and middle‐income countries: a systematic reviewCampbell Systematic Reviews, Vol.13, No.121 December 2017 View Published: August 2015 Copyright & Permissions Related RegionsAfricaMiddle East and North AfricaRelated CountriesKenyaRelated TopicsEducationSocial Protections and Labor KeywordsVOCATIONAL TRAININGINTERNSHIPACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMSRANDOMIZED EXPERIMENTPRIVATE PROVISION PDF DownloadLoading ...