The Factors Contributing to the Challenges with Apprenticeship in Ghana: Trainees’ Perspective
The Factors Contributing to the Challenges with Apprenticeship in Ghana: Trainees’ Perspective
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2021
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Danso,Humphery
Kwadwo, R. O
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Journal of Education and Practice
Abstract
Apprenticeship has been the method of training the youth in acquiring employable skills in most developing
countries. It provides an avenue for school dropouts to acquire skills leading to employment for sustainable
livelihood. Apprenticeship plays a significant role in providing a skilled workforce and produces entrepreneurs,
however, it is confronted with many challenges. This study, therefore, assessed the factors contributing to the
challenges with an apprenticeship in Ghana, specifically from the trainees’ perspective. A descriptive survey was
employed with a stratified random sampling technique used to select 1200 participants for data collection using a
questionnaire. The study identified ten key or extremely challenging factors such as; the quality of the training is
controlled by masters, masters provide training schedule, the training involves only practical activities, the training
includes entrepreneurial skills, the training includes customer care, the training involves the use of modern
technology, the training included financial management skills, there are policies governing the duration of the
training, equipment and tools used are modern, and policies governing the duration training. Six components were
found to be the factors contributing to the challenges, including; training structure-related factors, contemporary
technological-related factors, aid-related factors, recognition-related factors, funding-related factors and
perception-related factors; and these factors correlate positively and significantly. It is recommended that the
government of Ghana should help in providing training structure and resources to promote skills training for the
youth to acquire sustainable employment.
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Danso, H., & Kwadwo, R. O. (2021). The Factors Contributing to the Challenges with Apprenticeship in Ghana: Trainees’ Perspective.