Migrants' self-perception of technical skills and occupational realities. A case of Zimbabwean school-leaver migrants in Botswana.

Autor/inn/en	Hondonga, Jerald; Ramaligela, Sylvia Manto; Makgato, Moses
Titel	Migrants' self-perception of technical skills and occupational realities. A case of Zimbabwean school-leaver migrants in Botswana.
Quelle	In: European journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults, 13 (2022) 2, S. 171-191Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (3) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2000-7426
DOI	10.25656/01:25176 10.3384/rela.2000-7426.3385
URN	urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-251768
Schlagwörter	Empirische Untersuchung; Fragebogenerhebung; Interview; Mixed-Methods-Design; Produktive Fertigkeit; Selbstwahrnehmung; Berufsausbildung; Berufsbildung; Arbeitsmarkt; Niedrig Qualifizierter; Qualifikation; Integration; Migrant; Schulabgänger; Afrika; Botswana; Simbabwe
Abstract	The level of technical skills affects the integration of migrants into the host country's labour market. This study investigated the relationship between Zimbabwean schoolleaver migrants' self-perception of technical skills and occupational realities. A mixed method research design was used in this study and systematic sampling was used to select respondents for the study. Questionnaires were administered on 60 respondents to collect quantitative data whilst 19 respondents provided qualitative data using semi-structured interviews. Findings suggested that most low-skilled migrants from Zimbabwe faced several challenges including failure to secure formal employment, obtain work and residence permits because of their low-level technical skills and qualifications. This challenge further affects migrants' social integration and economic status in the host country. Findings also revealed that there are no strategies to provide skills to migrant labour to assist them to join the mainstream labour market and reduce their life challenges in Botswana. (DIPF/Orig.).
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2023/1