| dc.description.abstract | The Government of Kenya has clearly identified employment creation as a key policy objective as envisioned in Vision 2030. One of the interventions in addressing youth unemployment is the Kenya Youth Empowerment Project (KYEP), a World Bank four year funded project which aims to support the Government of Kenya efforts to improve youth employability. The KYEP is a 6 months program that includes youth training and private sector internship. It is in the light of the above that this study sought to assess the influence of the KYEP on Graduates’ perceived Employability. KYEP was assessed by training levels in Business Practices, Financial Management, Human Resource Practice and Management and Marketing while perceived employability possession of skills, knowledge and attitudes required in securing employment in terms of self employment or wage employment. The objectives of the study were; to determine the extent to which Business Practices training influence Kenya Youth Empowerment Project (KYEP) graduates’ perceived employability, establish the extent to which Financial Management training influence Kenya Youth Empowerment Project (KYEP) graduates’ perceived employability, assess the level at which Human Resource Management (HRM) training influence Kenya Youth Empowerment Project (KYEP) graduates’ perceived employability and examine the extent to which Marketing training influence Kenya Youth Empowerment Project (KYEP) graduates’ perceived employability. Descriptive | en_US |
