TY - JOUR
T1 - Investigating the declining apprenticeship trends in Ghana
T2 - a human capital perspective
AU - Afutu-Kotey, Robert Lawrence
AU - Agyekum, Boadi
AU - Arthur, Isaac Kwamena
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Apprenticeship enrollment in Ghana is declining according to recent rounds of the Ghana Living Standards Survey, despite its importance as an avenue for human capital development among young people. This trend is alarming, especially during an era of economic crises and constraints in technical and vocational education. The paper utilizes qualitative approaches involving interviews with key stakeholders such as master craftspeople and apprentices, apprenticeship experts, and secondary data to explore the reasons behind the decline in apprenticeships. The findings reveal that young people’s desire for quick financial gains and lack of interest in apprenticeships, along with structural factors, contribute to the decline. The paper concludes by offering a nuanced critique of the human capital theory’s application to the declining apprenticeship trends in Ghana, underscoring the need for a more comprehensive framework that incorporates social, cultural and environmental factors.
AB - Apprenticeship enrollment in Ghana is declining according to recent rounds of the Ghana Living Standards Survey, despite its importance as an avenue for human capital development among young people. This trend is alarming, especially during an era of economic crises and constraints in technical and vocational education. The paper utilizes qualitative approaches involving interviews with key stakeholders such as master craftspeople and apprentices, apprenticeship experts, and secondary data to explore the reasons behind the decline in apprenticeships. The findings reveal that young people’s desire for quick financial gains and lack of interest in apprenticeships, along with structural factors, contribute to the decline. The paper concludes by offering a nuanced critique of the human capital theory’s application to the declining apprenticeship trends in Ghana, underscoring the need for a more comprehensive framework that incorporates social, cultural and environmental factors.
KW - Apprenticeship
KW - Ghana
KW - human capital theory
KW - training
KW - TVET
KW - young people
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85207288091&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/14480220.2024.2416420
DO - 10.1080/14480220.2024.2416420
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85207288091
SN - 1448-0220
JO - International Journal of Training Research
JF - International Journal of Training Research
ER -