A systematic literature review of the implementation and evaluation of the JOBS programme: A suggested framework for South Africa
South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences
| Field | Value | |
| Title | A systematic literature review of the implementation and evaluation of the JOBS programme: A suggested framework for South Africa | |
| Creator | Paver, Rachéle De Witte, Hans Rothmann, Sebastiaan Van den Broeck, Anja Blonk, Roland | |
| Description | Background: South Africa is challenged with high levels of unemployment, comprising many people with low levels of education and also individuals who have never held a job before. Despite having many vulnerable participants, interventions aimed at the unemployed generally exclude psychosocial training and are methodologically weak.Aim: The JOBS programme, a scientifically sound intervention, has been developed specifically to help people affected by unemployment to cope with the psychological effects. As a means of applying such a programme in South Africa, this study aimed to develop a framework based on the insights gained on the implementation and evaluation of the JOBS programme.Methods: The study comprised a systematic review of literature regarding the JOBS intervention and its derivatives (n = 34).Results: The results revealed that populations similar to the unemployed in South Africa had benefitted significantly regarding re-employment and mental health outcomes.Conclusion: Suggestions derived from the literature included aiming the programme at the most vulnerable unemployed in South Africa: the youth and long-term unemployed. Furthermore, expanding the programme by adding an entrepreneurial component may yield positive results, considering the lack of employment opportunities in South Africa. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS Publishing | |
| Date | 2020-02-25 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/sajems.v23i1.3049 | |
| Source | South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences; Vol 23, No 1 (2020); 13 pages 2222-3436 1015-8812 | |
| Language | eng | |
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