Challenges for agricultural education and training (AET) institutions in preparing growing student populations for productive careers in the agri-food system
Challenges for agricultural education and training (AET) institutions in preparing growing student populations for productive careers in the agri-food system
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农业教育和培训 (AET) 机构在帮助不断增长的学生群体为农业食品系统的生产性职业做好准备方面面临的挑战
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2015
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A. Mugisha
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I. Minde;S. Terblanche;B. Bashaasha;I. Madakadze;Jason L. Snyder;A. Mugisha
目的-农业教育和培训机构将发挥战略作用，帮助非洲迅速增长的青年人口为从事农业和相关农业综合企业的生产性职业做好准备。本文件的目的是审查高人口增长率所产生的技能和青年就业需求的规模。然后，它探讨了农业教育机构是如何应对这些挑战的四个不同的国家在不同的粮食系统发展水平：南非第1级，坦桑尼亚第2级和马拉维和乌干达第3级。设计/方法/方式-人口和学校入学数据提供信息的就业市场进入者在不同层次的教育，而生活水平的衡量研究在各自的国家提供了一个快照，目前的技能要求在不同的农业食品系统的部分。为了评估AET的反应，作者进行了国家一级的AET系统的审查，以及在四个案例研究国家中的每个国家的主要高等AET机构的深入评估。调查结果- -- -撒哈拉以南非洲的小学入学率增长率很高。与此同时，由于预算限制，转学率迅速下降--从小学到中学约为40%，从中学到大学约为7%。因此，大量中小学毕业生寻找工作。研究限制/影响-案例研究的国家仅限于四个。如果有更多的财政资源和时间，研究人员本可以更广泛地开展研究，从而提高结果的准确性。独创性/价值-估计的数量，小学和中学毕业生求职，因为未能继续到下一个层次的教育。教育水平在农业食品系统各组成部分中所占份额的估计。
Purpose - – Agricultural education and training (AET) institutions will play a strategic role in helping to prepare Africa’s rapidly growing youth populations for productive careers in agriculture and related agri-businesses. The purpose of this paper is to examine the magnitude of skills and youth employment needs emanating from high-population growth rates. It then explores how agricultural education institutions are responding to these challenges in four different countries at different levels of food system development: South Africa tier 1, Tanzania in tier 2 and Malawi and Uganda in tier 3. Design/methodology/approach - – Demographic and school enrollment data provide information on the magnitude of job market entrants at different levels of education while Living Standards Measurement Studies in the respective countries provide a snapshot of current skill requirements in different segments of the agri-food system. In order to evaluate AET responses, the authors have conducted country-level reviews of AET systems as well as in-depth assessments at key tertiary AET institutions in each of the four case study countries. Findings - – Growth rates in primary school enrollments are high in sub-Saharan Africa. At the same time, because of budgetary constraints, transition rates decline rapidly – about 40 percent from primary to secondary and 7 percent from secondary to tertiary. As a result, substantial numbers of primary and secondary school graduates seek jobs. Research limitations/implications - – The case study countries are limited to four. Had more financial resources and time been available, researchers could have spread further afield and in so doing increasing the precision of the results. Originality/value - – Estimation of the number of primary and secondary school leavers seeking employment because of failure to proceed to the next level of education. Estimation of the level of education shares in the various components of the agri-food system.