CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS OF THE SUCCESS OF EMPLOYMENT CREATED YOUTH IN CASE OF YEM SPECIAL WOREDA

Abstract

The challenge of managing the success of the rural and urban youth employment creation is now a time becoming complex and difficult. So, all stakeholders have to find a solution to these challenges. If the challenge is solved success is obvious to us. Youths were considered an important human resource of the nation and every state should try to utilize them as mediators of economic growth and development. Rural-urban Youth’s employment creation helps to ensure food security and the wellbeing of nations. The purpose of the study was an assessment of the challenges and prospects of the success of employment created youth in the case of Yem special Woreda. Standing from this objective, the study attempted to answer the basic questions of what were the major challenges of managing the success of the employment created youth in the case of Yem special Woreda. The study was conducted using a descriptive study design. Both quantitative and qualitative data collection methods engage. Quantitative data was collected from 319 beneficiary youth organized under this job opportunity creation program and qualitative data were collected by interviews with 20 respondents which of the expert of the enterprise development office, Woreda leaders, and managers in sample Kebeles. Data was collected then edited, coded, and entered into SPSS computer software. The analysis was done using descriptive statistics tools (like frequency tables, and percentages), and data were presented by using tables and summarizing. The major findings were: most of the respondents’ gender was male those are the age category of 2039 years and most of them are married with less than a high school education background. Rural-Urban youth job creation opportunity program was challenged by Limited knowledge and skill in operators, Inadequate Stakeholder integration, Lack of monitoring and evaluation practice to implement youth package, Insufficient credit services for youth, and Lack of local community support. In addition, the study investigated and described the prospect of rural-urban youth employment creation. This was a long and short-term plan in the Yem special woreda enterprise development office. And also finding of the study were the major Strategies to improve rural-urban youth employment creation. Thus government should be strongly introduced youth policies, highly monitor and evaluate the implementation of youth development packages, good education, and training that focus to improve rural-urban youth employment creation and improving credit service to improve rural-urban youth economic empowerment. Finally, the researcher recommended that participation and coordination of all government bodies, supporters, and stakeholders were very important in supporting empowering rural-urban youth economically.