An exploration of youth involvement in the metal fabrication informal apprenticeship on Katima Mulilo roadside in Garden compound of Lusaka, Zambia.
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Date
2024
Authors
Moonga, Anolt Leonard Himweemba
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The University of Zambia
Abstract
The study explored youth involvement in the Metal Fabrication Informal Apprenticeship (MFIA) on Katima Mulilo roadside in Garden Compound of Lusaka Zambia anchored on the Situated Learning theory (SL) proposed by Wenger and Lave (1991). It was a case study design using qualitative approach. The target population of the study are all out-of-school youths (OSY) and artisans; Graduate Apprentices (GAP)(Journeymen) and Providers/Master trainers/Craftsmen (PMC). The study population of thirty participants comprised ten from each category of Participating out of school youth (POSY), GAP and PMC sampled using purposive, convenient and snowball techniques. Data was collected using semi- structured interviews and a participant observation at the participants’ workplaces. It was analyzed using the Thematic Analysis (TA) framework (Braun and Clarke, 2006). The findings of the study show that the youth apprenticeship on Katima Mulilo roadside of Garden Compound of Lusaka, Zambia is weak attributed to the ineffective methods of information dissemination kinship, individual (personal) inquiry and location employed. Most youth are not awareness of the MFIA on Katima Mulilo roadside in Garden Compound of Lusaka Zambia. The youth have a positive perception of the MFIA due to the value of the MFIA they acquire the metal fabrication skill. The skill enables them to find employment in the informal sector and become entrepreneurs. Not many youths participate in the apprenticeship in metal fabrication riddled with gender disparity favoring males. The youth in Garden Compound of Lusaka Zambia follow the SL theory recommended training process in the MFIA. The youth face numerous work-related challenges as employment supersedes training in the integrated apprenticeship in the MFIA. The findings further reveal the non-use of the education system to disseminate information about the MFIA on Katima Mulilo roadside in Garden Compound of Lusaka, Zambia causing youth not to be aware and participate in the apprenticeship in the MFIA. Other findings reveal that the MFIA on Katima Mulilo roadside in Garden Compound of Lusaka Zambia is a perilous working site without a governance system riddled with multiple challenges. The study concludes that the information dissemination methods in the MFIA are responsible for the non-awareness and participation of youths in the MFIA on Katima Mulilo roadside in Garden Compound of Lusaka Zambia. The study recommends that information about the MFIA on Katima Mulilo roadside in Garden Compound of Lusaka, Zambia should be made
available to the youth through the education system and other objective public methods to broaden youth apprenticeship. The MFIA on Katima Mulilo roadside in Garden Compound of Lusaka Zambia needs a governance system to sustain its operations. The significance of the study is the potential of the MFIA to mitigate poverty among the youth in Garden Compound of Lusaka, Zambia and the city of Lusaka in general through skills acquisition. If not redressed, the youth in Garden Compound of Lusaka Zambia will continue living in poverty.
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Thesis of Doctor of Philosophy degree in Adult Education.