Youth Programme Impact Evaluation
Measuring the social impact of vocational development programmes delivered through a metropolitan municipality's youth centres.
- Context
- Youth centres operating at metropolitan scale were running vocational development and social skills programmes. The municipality wanted to demonstrate, with measurable indicators, the programmes' impact on young people's employment readiness and social inclusion.
- Approach
- A mixed-methods evaluation was carried out using a pre-test/post-test design with a comparison group. A quantitative survey, focus group discussions and analysis of programme records were used together.
- Result
- A measurable increase in employment readiness indicators was identified among participants. Strong and weak programme components were identified, and evidence-based recommendations for programme revision were developed.
- Pre/post test
- Comparison group
- Survey
- Focus groups
Related service: Social Impact Analysis