Non-Formal Educational Resources and The Employability Impact of Youths in The South-West Region of Cameroon

This study titled, 'œThe impact of the resources of non-formal education and employability of youths in the South-West Region of Cameroon', is based on the problem of employability of youths. The general objective is to study the relationship between the impact of the resources of non-formal education and employability of youths. The following theories supported the study: Self Efficacy Theory, Human Capital Theory, Parsons Theory and Experiential Learning Theory. Four research questions emerged from analyzing the problem as follows: what is the relationship between the pedagogy of the resources of non-formal education and employability of youths? What is the relationship between the curriculum of non-formal education and employability of youths? What is the relationship between the use of didactic materials in the resources of non-formal education sector and employability of youths? What is the relationship between the practical process in the resources of non-formal education sector and employability of youths? From these questions, four hypotheses were formulated. Being a quantitative study, the descriptive survey research design was used. The target population constituted 480 students/apprentices in the South-West Region of Cameroon. 210 students/apprentices from Fako, Meme and Ndian Divisions were sampled to represent the population. A questionnaire on non-formal education and employability of youths was used to collect data. The spearman's Rho correlation coefficient was used to test hypotheses at a 0.05 level of significance. The chi square was used to compare the proportions for significance difference. The findings reveal that pedagogy (0.568), curriculum (0.620), use of didactic materials (0.680) and practical process (0.701) have a significant positive effect on the employability of youths from non-formal education. From the study four hypotheses were formulated. It was therefore concluded that pedagogy, curriculum, didactic materials and practical process have a significant role in the employability of youths and must not be neglected. The following recommendations were made according to objectives: according to objective One, In-service training should be provided for the trainers of non-formal education sectors, Certificates should be awarded at the end of non-formal education course. For objective two, there should be harmonization of the curriculum of the resources of non-formal education; the appropriate policy (laws) should be formulated that will govern the non-formal education sector. For objective three, taxes should be reduced for those carrying out the resources of non-formal education activities; financial and material support should be given to non- governmental organizations carrying out the resources of non-formal education activities. For objective four, financial motivation should be given to the apprentices so that they will be regular at the workshops. Emefua Rose"Non-Formal Educational Resources and The Employability Impact of Youths in The South-West Region of Cameroon" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-2 | Issue-3 , April 2018, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd11089.pdf http://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/education/11089/non-formal-educational-resources-and-the-employability-impact-of-youths-in-the-south-west-region-of-cameroon/emefua-rose