CONTRIBUTION OF TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TRAINING SKILLS ACQUISITION ON YOUTHS JOBS CREATION IN RWANDA, A CASE OF GASABO DISTRICT

The goal of this study is to examine the contribution of TVET skills acquisition to youths job creation in Gasabo District, Rwanda. This study employed a cross-sectional research design and a quantitative methodology. The research target population consisted of 262 respondents from three categories. Headteachers, teachers, and school leavers of Gasabo District, Stratified and random sampling were employed to ensure representation from different categories, and the sample size of 158 respondents was calculated using the Yamane formula. The data was analyzed, and the association between skills gained from TVET schools and job creation was looked at using SPSS Version 21. To estimate the extent of the influence between variables, inferential statistics based on correlation and regression coefficients were generated. Statistical findings were analyzed in a descriptive and inferential way, where these findings indicate the correlation and regression results established by the study, which found there was a positive and statistically significant correlation between the contribution of TVET skills acquisition from TVET schools and youths job creation in Gasabo District, Rwanda, with the majority of these correlations being greater than 0.05. Based on the research findings, the researcher recommended that Rwandas technical and vocational educational training (TVET) plays a crucial role in skills acquisition and job creation among youth.