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Received: 2024-07-11 | Accepted: 2024-11-09 | Published: 2024-12-30

Title

Impact of entrepreneurship education on youth unemployment in South Africa

Abstract

Unemployment rates are particularly elevated among adolescents in South Africa. The academic community has consistently underscored the potential for unemployment to have a detrimental impact on young people, as it represents a risk of social exclusion and the loss of valuable future human capital. Unemployment, poverty, and destitution are the three most significant socioeconomic challenges in South Africa. Since these socioeconomic issues are widespread, adolescents, particularly those of African descent, are at risk. The South African government has recently disclosed many corporate interventions, including policies, programs, and initiatives, as part of its strategy to resolve these socioeconomic concerns. This paper intends to examine the potential of entrepreneurship education To resolve the issue of adolescent unemployment. Paulo Freire's educational theory will be employed to elucidate the current existence of the research problem studied in the paper. The paper will be constructed using a mixed-method dominant design and employ secondary source analysis. The article critically evaluates and discusses several obstacles to preventing adolescent unemployment, including a lack of understanding and skills in entrepreneurship education. Youth unemployment is exacerbated by inadequate infrastructure and substandard education. This issue can be resolved by increasing the accessibility of education to young individuals. Programs that offer the requisite entrepreneurial skills and training can facilitate solving this issue.

Keywords

youth unemployment, education, South Africa, Mthatha township, Mthatha, Eastern Cape Province

JEL classifications

J01

URI

http://jssidoi.org/ird/article/179

DOI

DOI 10.70132/s4643555929

Pages

96-106

Funding

youth unemployment, education, South Africa, Mthatha township, Mthatha, Eastern Cape Province

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Authors

Mabungela, Anathi Beauty

Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa https://www.wsu.ac.za

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Davids, Denver

Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha, South Africa https://www.mandela.ac.za

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Journal title

Insights into Regional Development

Volume

Number

Issue date

December 2024

Issue DOI

DOI 10.70132/e3475859788

ISSN

ISSN 2345-0282 (online)

Publisher

VšĮ Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, Vilnius, Lithuania

Cited

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References

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