Youth4Jobs

Youth4Jobs

Process documentation of a soft skill training program for youth with disabilities

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Partner/Client

Youth4Jobs

Sector

NGO

Location

Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu 

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Key Highlights

• 22 training centres across the country focusing on training and placement of youth with Speech and Hearing Impairment (SHI), Locomotor Disability (LI), and Visual Impairment (VI).

• 15,500 young men and women trained via various Youth4Jobs’ programmes.

• Partnerships with 550 companies of which 200 are first-time hirers of Persons with Disabilities.

Process Documentation Analysis of Youth4Jobs’ College Connect Programme

Youth4Jobs’ College Connect Programme tackles unemployment and underemployment of educated youth with disabilities. The programme trains students with disabilities who are enrolled in colleges in soft skills and subsequently provides them with job placements in local vicinity companies. Another division of the programme focuses on training graduates according to sector-specific skills. This initiative is market-led wherein local company needs are first mapped and trainings are subsequently done outside colleges.

The objectives of the process documentation were to highlight the gaps and successes of the programme which can then be integrated to sustain, strengthen and scale the next phase of the programme, as well as create a resource document to build institutional knowledge on strengthening the planning, design, implementation, and evaluation of other similar programmes.

Research Tools

01. Convergent Interviews

02. Focus Group Discussions

03. Visual Aids

Approach

A process documentation study was conducted to understand programme theory and operational assumptions behind the programme. Five key stages of the programme life cycle were identified: Design, Develop, Implement, Monitor, and Evaluate; and activities under each stage were analysed. This resulted in a SWOT analysis of each stage, that highlighted strengths and challenges and provided recommendations for improving implementation and impact results.