The European Journal of Social & Behavioural Sciences
Online ISSN: 2301-2218
European Publisher
A Study into the Effectiveness of the Youth Employment Programme (YEP) in Mauritius
Table 3: Odd ratios of Logistic models
| Predictors | Are you satisfied with YEP? | Do you think YEP will help or has helped you to get a job? | Are you currently employed? |
| Age | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.45 |
| Gender | 1.05 | 0.97 | 0.83 |
| Location | 1.35 | 0.94 | 0.83 |
| Number of interviews – up to 5 interviews | 0.89 | 0.45* | 0.41 |
| Duration of unemployment – less than 6 months | 2.31 | 2.96** | 0.84 |
| Found a job where internship was done | 0.45 | 0.56 | 0.68 |
| Internship in the field you studied | 2.0 | 2.3* | 0.65 |
| Length of training- less than a year | 0.54 | 1.27 | 0.27 |
| Nature of employment – temporary basis | 0.14*** | ||
| Temporary basis/ contract | 1.11 | 0.25* | |
| Permanent basis | 0.66 | 0.34 | |
| Sector of training – public sector | 2.61* | 0.51 | 0.94 |
| Salary – up to MUR 10000 | 1.72 | 0.05*** | |
| Refused an internship | 1.29 | 1.07 | 0.47 |
| Quality | 2.49*** | 1.93*** | 1.09 |
| Field of study | ** | ||
| Science and Agriculture | 0.24* | 1.23 | 0.90 |
| Humanities and Education | 0.08*** | 1.57 | 3.12 |
| Finance and Business Administration | 0.15** | 1.24 | 2.02 |
| Stipend as YEP trainees | |||
| Above MUR 8000 but below MUR 15000 | 1.7 | ||
| At least MUR15000 | 1.74 | ||
| Recommendation | 3.15** |