IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science ( IOSR-JHSS ) Volume 24 , Issue 2 , Ser . 7 ( March . 2021 ) 44-50 e-ISSN : 2279-0837 , p-ISSN : 2279-0845 . www . iosrjournals . org individual participants with the information they provided . However , participants were informed of
the intention to use the findings from the study for publication and to inform policy .
Limitations of the Study Bureaucracy and refusal of some target respondents and establishments to take part in the study . Respondents pulled out of the interview midway alluding that the questionnaire was too long and they needed to attend to some urgent matters . Last-minute cancellation or rescheduling of appointments as well as GPS capturing was problematic in some counties . Securing appointments with formal organizations / establishments took slightly longer than anticipated ; Getting three entry-level staff in one organization was quite rare ; extreme weather conditions , especially scorching sun in Turkana , Garissa , Kitui , Machakos , and Mombasa counties ; and lastly some of the employers were not willing to participate in the survey albeit allowing their employees to participate .
Results
Level of education in the workforce The study found that 71.2 % of entry-level staff in the informal sector have either secondary education ( 38.1 %) or tertiary education that is , TVET / college ( 33.1 %) as their highest level of education attained ; whereas 50 % of employees in the formal sector had tertiary education as their highest level of education . University graduates , on the other hand , were a smaller proportion at 19.1 % in the formal and 4.9 % in the informal sectors .
The level of education of employees was skewed towards certain industries . Approximately 24.0 % of employees had completed university as compared to employees , while 38.1 % of employees had completed primary and secondary education . An equal measure ( 33.1 %) of both employers and employees had completed tertiary education .
Level of technical training The formal sector consists of 88.4 % skilled and 11.6 % unskilled workforce whilst the informal sector has 70.2 % skilled and 29.8 % unskilled workforce . Among the skilled employees , 51 % of formal and 40 % of informal entry-level staff have attained either a diploma or a certificate as the highest level of professional training . This implies the majority of the youths are employed in the informal despite the fact they are skilled . Youths possess the necessary level of technical training ( possess skills ) but they are employed in the informal sectors .
Level of Income The survey reveals that more than 50 % of the youth interviewed attributed an ideal job to good income and stability / job security . 74 % of entry-level staff in the formal sector earn between KES