Challenges Facing Technical and Vocational Education and Training Institutions on Youth Employment in Gasabo District, Rwanda

Jean de Dieu Hakizayezu & Dr. Jean Francois Maniraho
University of Rwanda/ College of Education
Email: hakizajaa@gmail.com

Abstract: This paper contributed to education stakeholders by addressing challenges faced by TVET graduates on employment and suggesting strategies and recommendations to improve youth employment. Purposive and simple random sampling were used to select 192 respondents and data were collected from 150 TVET youth graduates, 20 TVET trainers, and 12 employers. A descriptive research design was used to collect, interpret and report data. Questionnaires were used to collect data from 150 TVET graduates whereas guided interview was used to collect data from 20 TVET trainers and 12 employers. The study noted the following challenges faced by TVET youth graduates in finding employment: insufficient training facilities, short period of industrial attachment program, training based on theory than practice, untrained trainers in CBT/CBA, and mismatch of acquired skills with employable skills. The study recommends to Rwandan Education stakeholders to set out a Dual TVET Training policy from level one to five, provide to TVET private schools training facilities as they accommodate a high number of trainees than public schools, and to expand training to all trainers on CBT/CBA.