Skills Mismatch in the Agricultural Labour Market in Benin: Vertical and Horizontal Mismatch

Autor/inn/en	Kaki, Rodrigue S.; Gbedomon, Rodrigue C.; Thoto, Fréjus S.; Houessou, Donald M.; Gandji, Kisito; Aoudji, Augustin K. N.
Titel	Skills Mismatch in the Agricultural Labour Market in Benin: Vertical and Horizontal Mismatch
Quelle	In: International Journal of Lifelong Education, 41 (2022) 3, S.343-365 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Kaki, Rodrigue S.) ORCID (Gbedomon, Rodrigue C.) ORCID (Thoto, Fréjus S.) ORCID (Houessou, Donald M.) ORCID (Gandji, Kisito)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0260-1370
DOI	10.1080/02601370.2022.2075480
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Job Skills; Agricultural Occupations; Employee Attitudes; Employer Attitudes; Educational Attainment; High School Graduates; College Graduates; Soft Skills; Technological Literacy; Job Search Methods; School Business Relationship; Mentors; Employment Qualifications; Program Effectiveness; Benin; Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Produktive Fertigkeit; Agriculture; Occupation; Landwirtschaft; Beruf; Landwirtschaftlicher Beruf; Arbeitnehmerinteresse; Arbeitgeberinteresse; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Technisches Wissen; Arbeitsplatzsuchtheorie; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Afrika
Abstract	This study investigates skills mismatch in the agricultural labour market. Therefore, 336 agriculture employers and 654 agriculture employees were surveyed in Benin. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and non-parametric tests . The findings showed that even though there is a good educational match for most employees, overeducation is more substantial than under education for upper agricultural high school diploma holders (DEAT) and agricultural tertiary education diploma holders. In addition, about 2% of agricultural high education diploma holders and 6.38% of DEAT holders had a job irrelevant to their field of study. The study further showed that agriculture graduates were under-skilled for the soft and digital skills under review. Moreover, training providers do not equip students with job search skills. These findings imply that vertical mismatch is more pronounced than horizontal mismatch. The study suggested a prioritisation of the implementation of training programmes based on the demand in terms of study level and field of study, an update of curricula by integrating the lacking soft, digital and job search skills, a settlement of a collaborative network between employers and training institutions, an implementation of mentoring programmes, and an investment of enterprises in the adequate training of youth as social responsability. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01