Modelling determinants of duration of School-to-Work transition among Public University Graduates
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Date
2020Author
Malombo, Japheth, M
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In this study, we analyse Kenya STEP Survey 2013 data byWorld Bank. We seek to identify
signi cant determinants of duration of school-to-work transition among public university
graduates. We analyse a sample of 116 public university graduates, who reported to having
taken between 0 to 60 months since graduating, to a acquire a rst job. We model the
data using the proportional-odds cumulative logit model and observe that type of course
taken at the university and reading score are signi cant determinants of transition from
school-to-work among graduates. Graduates who studied science, technology, engineering
and mathematics (STEM) courses are 68.6% less likely to remain without a job in the
rst six months following graduation from the university compared to those who studied
non-STEM courses, and those who recorded high reading scores were 63.8% less likely to
remain without a job for more than six months after graduating from university. Other
factors like sex, parental level of education, university location, among others, were not
statistically signi cance in determining the duration of time it took a public university
graduate to acquire a rst job following graduation. This study, therefore, recommends
to the government and other policy makers to consider creating relevant employment
programs for graduates that can keep such graduates, for example those who study non-
STEM courses and may take longer to become employed following graduation, engaged in
such employment programs, at least for a period not less than six months upon graduating
from the university.
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University of Nairobi
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