Title Page
ABSTRACT
Contents
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS / ACCRONYMS 14
CHAPTER ONE. INTRODUCTION 15
1.1. Background of study 15
1.2. Problem statement 18
1.3. Objectives of the Study 20
1.4. Research Questions 20
1.5. Scope of study 21
1.6. Significance of Study 21
1.7. Organisation of the Report 22
CHAPTER TWO. LITERATURE REVIEW 23
2.1. Introduction 23
2.2. Theories of unemployment 24
2.3. Youth Unemployment causes 25
2.4. Youth Unemployment situation in Ghana 26
2.5. The Concept of Unemployment 30
2.6. Definition of the Youth 30
2.7. Current Situation of Youth Unemployment in Sub-Saharan Africa 31
2.8. Current Situation of Youth Unemployment in Ghana 33
2.9. The Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Development Agency (GYEEDA) 34
2.10. Theoretical Framework 35
CHAPTER THREE. RESEARCH DESIGN 37
3.1. Research Area 37
3.2. The Research Method 42
3.3. Data Collection and Analysis 42
3.4. Research variables 43
3.5. Ethical consideration 46
CHAPTER FOUR. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS 47
4.1. Introduction 47
4.2. Demographic Characteristics of Respondents 47
4.3. Employment Status of GYEEDA beneficiaries 54
4.4. Descriptive statistics of key variables 54
4.5. Relationship between dependent var. and independent vars. 56
4.6. Percentage of respondents who perceive that the GYEEDA training program has impacted on the youth 58
4.7. Perception of respondents about GYEEDA 59
CHAPTER FIVE. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 60
5.1. Introduction 60
5.2. Challenges 61
5.3. Recommendations 62
5.4. Conclusion 64
APPENDIX I : QUESTIONNAIRE 68
요약 75
Table 1. Population distribution in Akwapem North Municipal Assembly 40
Table 2. Sample Size 43
Table 3. Variables to be tested 46
Table 4. Respondents' characteristics 47
Table 5. Impact of the GYEEDA training program 54
Table 6. Reliability statistic 56
Table 7. Dependent variable: Youth Employment 57
Table 8. respondents who perceive that the GYEEDA training program has impacted... 59
Figure 1. Categories of Ghana's youth 28
Figure 2. Organogram of the National Youth Authority. 29
Figure 3. Conceptual framework 36
Figure 4. Structure of local economy 42
Figure 5. shows how respondents heard about GYEEDA 49
Figure 6. shows GYEEDA programs respondents are involved in 51
Figure 7. shows how long respondents are involved in the GYEEDA training... 52
Figure 8. shows how respondents consider the time and duration of the... 52
Figure 9. shows how the training program was funded 53