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Vocational training, apprenticeship and youth employment in Cameroon; Formation professionnelle, apprentissage et accès à l’emploi des jeunes au Cameroun

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Kamchie, Lineda Massona
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Totouom, Armand
Formation Emploi
Journal · Vol. 170
Abstract

This study analyses the effect of acquiring vocational training or apprenticeship on youth employment in Cameroon. The results highlight the positive effect of acquiring vocational training or apprenticeship on access to employment on youth employment. The marginal effect is slightly lower for formal employment (17.6 percentage points) compared to informal employment (24 percentage points). The study also highlights the positive effect of vocational training or apprenticeship on job quality indicators such as having an employment contract, having a pay slip, or being registered at the National Social Insurance Fund. © 2025 Documentation Francaise. All rights reserved.

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Apprenticeship School-to-work transition youth employment Cameroon educational yield form of employment technical and vocational education

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de l’Université de Yaoundé II, Yaounde, Cameroon
Enseignant au département d’économie publique, l’Université de Dschang (Cameroun), Dschang, Cameroon
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