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Conducted by:

1. Ermias Tizazu 0304/03

2. Netsanet Demsis 0929/03

3. Meaza kefeni 1265/03

4. Ehitnesh Kelem 1273/03

Advisor: Shumiye

Admass University College

Faculty of business

Department of management

Dec. 2012

ADMAS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE PRAPARED BY ERMIAS TIZAZU

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1. Back ground

The objectives of running TVET programs are different depending on the target groups. Most government and NGO institutions provide TVET training to enable poor youths and adults become self-employed and earn their livelihood with the ultimate goal of alleviating poverty. The study shows that 40 per cent of the population lives below the poverty line. National unemployment is high at 16.7 per cent, although in the capital city of Addis Ababa it is even higher at 32 per cent.1 Though the Available formal TVET institutions provide training only for less than 3% of the appropriate age group. As well known, only a small proportion of those who complete grade join colleges and universities. The rest enter the world of work unprepared after completing grade ten.2 According to the national context, youth comprises those persons aged 15-29 years.

The rate of youth unemployment in urban areas was 23.3 percent in March 2012.

Female and male youth unemployment rate were 29.6 percent and 16.4 percent,

respectively.3

It has been pointed out that the youth unemployment in urban areas is considerably

high. Similarly rural youth unemployment is also growing due to shrinking land holding.

If the youth has to be self employed or engaged in microeconomic activities at family

level and in cooperatives demand driven and market based formal or non formal TVET

programs needs to be extended for it.

Relatively there is a more variety of training in private institutions and NGOs compared to government institutions. However the issue at stake is how many of the trainees have benefited from the training they have received. In this regard very little is known.4 Papers which studied the TVET institutions and show that: Workshops and stores on

TVET institutions in Addis Ababa are not adequately facilitated. They lack facilitation

and safety features. Recreational services, lodgings, food provision, and latrines are

lacking in most TVET institutions Classrooms and training workshops are reported to

be small in most government institutions. Most government TVET institutions for short

term courses give training for less than 6 months. NGOs and private institutions give

training up to 10 months. The proportion of training time for theory and practice is 20%

and 80% and 30% and 70% respectively in most cases.

1 CONDOMINIUM HOUSING IN ETHIOPIA The Integrated Housing Development Programme 2011

2 Technical Vocational Education and Training in Ethiopia Mapping Learn4Work Schokland Programme on TVET

3 THE 2012 URBAN EMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT SURVEY

4 Federal Government of Ethiopia Non- Formal TVET Mapping Survey, p.2



Unemployment is a serious problem. that there are many who don’t become self

employed or end up doing something else. It could be argued that quality training

should result in attaining the objectives for which the training is given those who got

TVET training don’t find jobs or are self employed. It is obvious that the job market is

not yet well developed and can’t absorb all. It appears that there is and need for more

job creation. Those who would like to become self employed also need support in

different forms i.e. financial, material, moral etc.

The Ethiopian YMCA has been involving in different activities of changing young

people in spirit, minding and spiritual. Providing vocational training is one of among

different activities. Before 38 years ago the YMCA had well organized and famous

TVET center. The TVET center trained and graduates 40 potential trainees during the

year 1971 till 1976 without counting the 27 enrolled trainees of the 1978 who are not

finished their training in the YMCA owned TVET, since the YMCA shutdown and

nationalized its properties by the government.5

From the early training of metal, wood work and electricity, the YMCA TVET reinstated in

2008/9 and has started giving metal work training after reopening of YMCA. From 2008/9 to

2012 61 trainees had graduated in General metal work and aluminum technician.

2. Statement of problem

Even though there is no document/study/ which tell how the former graduates /before reinstated

of TVET/ exposed to the real market/work and what faces to them, the informal communication

express their worthiness on the job. There also no full information about the later graduates.

Specially to evaluate the achievements of the goal of ETHIOPIA-YMCA TVET; to enhance the

TVET effectiveness and to improve the training system knowing about the status of graduates

is most useful.

The best way of getting information on their states is conducting tracer study. The tracer study

can show the strength and weakness of the training, the accomplishment of the institutional aim

and the very near status of the graduate in the world work i.e. their employment,

competiveness, worthiness, need of extra support, model successful history and other

experience to share.

2.1 need of the study

With the steady increase in the number of TVET graduates, employment opportunities for

students have become very competitive. In line with the mission of the ETHIOPIA-YMCA

TVET Institute to educate responsible and committed citizens, the institute evaluates how its

5 Booklet published by ymca



graduates have fared in their employment scene after their training. Routine Alumni Tracer

Studies are needed to be conducted for this purpose.

3. Aim and purpose of the study

The overall purpose of the study is to trace the graduates of the ETHIOPIA-YMCA TVET

Institute training activities and rapidly review what has been the impact.

The study primarily aims to determine:

1. Trace the status of YMCA TVET graduates within one to three years after

completing their training;

2. Asses graduates’ satisfaction in the level of the curriculum, career guidance,

quality of lecturers;

3. Evaluate graduates’ potential of securing employment; and

4. Asses the graduates’ experience in getting their first job

Such information is vital to assist the institute management committee and head office

management in planning and determining factors linked to student intake, curriculum

design and improvement in services provided by YMCA TVET.

Scope of th study

The study will bound in the period of 2008/9 to 2011 graduates and only trace the

YMCA TVET. The issues beyond the objectives like Graduates’ capability in performing at

their job or What YMCA TVET graduates are worth in the job market based on starting pay for

first-time employees, according to field and qualifications and other similar issues will not be

conducted and let for other studies.

4. Limitation of the study

The time-span of the tracer study is limited, and therefore time and resources might

restrict to remind all students of the target group. The study will lack of field visits for

primary information and data collection because of time and finance limitation.



5. Methodology

The study will employ a descriptive survey method for generating qualitative and

quantitative data. Secondary data also will gather. To generate required data, three

types of data collection tools will develop and use. These instruments are:

A structured questionnaire and an interview guide will develop for collecting

primary data.

necessary data from trainees.

Document analysis Issues will also identified and use.

The designed questionnaire was comprises two main themes: 1) Graduate

employment and work: This theme is included to obtain the employment status and

areas of employment of the TVET graduates as well as targeting those students who

are not yet employed and self employed;: 2) Training and other provisions: This theme

is included to gather comments about the instructors, the institute and YMCA as well

as the cooperative training.

The in depth interview had four questions. The interview was designed to show the

strength and deficiency of the syllabus, to assess the competency of graduate and to

verify the orientation of the training. This interview was developed only for graduates

which are engaged in the skill area.

The target group for the tracer study included graduates from the year 2008/9-2011 at

YMCA TVET. They were totally 44 of three batches. The last batch, which graduated

in 2011/12, was not eligible for the tracing study because the tracer studies need to be

conduct at least after 6 month of graduation.

The identification of the graduate was primarily base on a registration conducted by

the TVET in relation to the student-enrolment procedure for the TVET program and the

address they were left to the TVET after graduation. Through this registration names,

addresses, and telephone numbers of all of the graduates will be available. However, it

appeared necessary to follow up on contact addresses of all students in order to

update their address details due to the possibility of movements since many students

now have graduated and changed their contact addresses.

First, all students will contact by telephone. To identify the remaining group of students. Second, personal network (word of mouth) and use of key resource persons from each group will use to enquire about current addresses on those students who



could not be traced through the previous method. Then the questioner will be distributed to fill out.

Next, after the identifying the eligible graduates for interview, which are in the skill

area, calling will be held to take interviews from the actual address that getting from

the questioner respond.

All the results will be entering into the computers using Ms Excel windows application

program for analysis. Simple static measurement tools will be used and will aggregate

accordingly.

6. Duration of the study

The tracer study will complete in 3 months.



7. Estimated Budget

1. Expendable materials, supplies including replacing.

2. Specialized nonexpendable equipment, purchased or rented, including computer

charges.

Printer and copier, binding charge, USB Driver etc ………………….Birr 300.00

3. For necessary travel for the indirect conduct of the research.

Transportation cost …………………………………………………...Birr

2080.00

4. Overhead and indirect costs where applicable

Including telephone charge, lunch allowance, entertainment … etc ….Birr

1660.00

5. Unseen expenses……………………………………………………………Birr 600.00

Total= Birr 4640.00

7 Dissemination

The tracer study will be made available in the institution library; published as one of the

YMCA document and posting in web-site. Making oral presentations to relevant bodies

and submitting to the concerning parties to react on the tracer result.

No List of equipment units qty Remark

1 A4 paper Packed 1

2 Pen (three color) Pcs 2 for each

3 Pencil Pcs 1

4 Blank CD Packed 1







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