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Technology and Youth Livelihood Strategies: GEP’s Entrepreneurship and Employment Training Program

Technology and Youth Livelihood Strategies: GEP’s Entrepreneurship and Employment Training Program. Program Overview. GEP Mission and Market Analysis Entrepreneurship and Employment Training Program (EETP) GEP Guatemala GEP and ICT. Mission and Market. GEP’s Mission Statement.

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Technology and Youth Livelihood Strategies: GEP’s Entrepreneurship and Employment Training Program

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  1. Technology and Youth Livelihood Strategies:GEP’s Entrepreneurship and Employment Training Program

  2. Program Overview • GEP Mission and Market Analysis • Entrepreneurship and Employment Training Program (EETP) • GEP Guatemala • GEP and ICT

  3. Mission and Market GEP’s Mission Statement “To provide access to educational resources that increase the capacity of young people to become employable and self-reliant in today's global marketplace."

  4. Mission and Market Demographic Trends Mean that GEP Provides Programs and Services in Area of Growing Need. Population by Age and Sex for Developed and Less Developed Nations (1998)

  5. Mission and Market Population demographics and workforce trends 1 billion youth in the world today between the ages of 15-24. Of this, 85% live in developing countries Between now and 2010, 700 million young people will enter the labor force in developing countries More than a billion jobs will need to be created to accommodate these new workers and reduce unemployment. Youth will be entering into stagnant labor force with high levels of unemployment The ILO estimates the youth unemployment rate in developing countries is double that of the adult population

  6. Mission and Market Steep Education Pyramid with no Safety Net % Primary and Secondary School Enrollment 4.8% 47.5% 23% 26.2% 68% 46.7% 81% 91% KE TZ GT IND

  7. Mission and Market “Majority of the Majority” not equipped with skills needed to compete

  8. Non-Formal Education(3 Areas of Focus Adapted to Local Needs) Reenter Formal Education System Wage-Employment Self-Employment Micro Enterprise/ Venture Capital Fund Continuing Education “Bridge” Programs Job Skill and Advanced Technology Training Community Center Activities Workshops, Placement Services, Employer Database, Staff Counseling, Mentorships, Additional Technical and Vocational Training and Career Building Opportunities Entrepreneurship and Employment Training ProgramS (EETP) low-income youth between the ages of 14 and 24 will develop the technical and computer skills, job preparation skills, self-esteem skills, leadership skills, numeracy, literacy and entrepreneurship skills necessary for economic self reliance. Low-Income Youth

  9. EETP 4 Core Skills Taught in EETP • Entrepreneurship: market research, business plan; one-day business operation; accounting; preparing income statements and balance sheets. • Work Readiness: resume; job shadow; interviewing. • Computer MS Word and Excel; e-mail; internet research. • Global Awareness Cross cultural interaction via “Real World Exchanges,” overseas business practices, economic interdependence.

  10. GEP Guatemala GEP Guatemala • Established 1996 in Totonicapan • Since inception, over 800 EETP graduates from 7 towns and 48 villages in Totonicapan District • Post EETP, 80% of graduates have completed high school and 10% have launched micro-enterprises

  11. Totonicapán

  12. GEP and ICT Methodology with Respect to ICT “GEP strives to integrate technology skills into a comprehensive, student-centered framework teaching technical skills in the context of simulated business situations, so that youth will “learn by doing.”” E.g. • Students learn advanced Word techniques by typing and professionally formatting resumes and cover letters. • Youth navigate MS Excel (formatting cells and entering data, writing and editing formulas) by calculating the cost of goods sold and projecting profits in business simulations

  13. GEP and ICT Recent Kenya ICT Study What is the demand for ICT skills among low-income rural youth and how are ICT skills applied by EETP graduates? Do ICT skills among non-waged workers in the informal economy increase the likelihood of success for small-scale entrepreneurs? Do ICT skills enhance performance for non-waged and waged workers alike?

  14. GEP and ICT Preliminary Takeaways from Kenya ICT Study Self Employed Graduates Self employed graduates place highest value on micro enterprise training and limited value on technology/internet skills acquired EETP Skill Categories Seen as Most Valuable Specific EETP Skills Seen as Most Useful Planning/Organization - 41.67 % Record Keeping - 33.3 % Market Awareness - 13.8 % Job Search - 5.6 % Internet - 2.8%

  15. GEP and ICT Preliminary Takeaways from Kenya ICT Study Self Employed Graduates However, computer use is surprisingly important in the daily work of self employed graduates. Frequency of Application of Computer Skills How Skills Are Applied • Marketing - 26.5% • Planning - 64.7% • Email Communication - 2.9% • Budgeting - 5.9%

  16. GEP and ICT Preliminary Takeaways from Kenya ICT Study Formally Employed Graduates Formally employed graduates place increased value on the importance of computer skills and use the internet more frequently. Skills Deemed Most Important to Gaining Wage Employment Frequency of Internet Use • Daily – 13% • Weekly - 13% • Monthly - 16% • Annually - 7% • Never – 33%

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