Innovations in Youth Employability in South Africa

Last registered on June 26, 2020

Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Innovations in Youth Employability in South Africa
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0006043
Initial registration date
June 23, 2020

Initial registration date is when the trial was registered.

It corresponds to when the registration was submitted to the Registry to be reviewed for publication.

First published
June 26, 2020, 10:53 AM EDT

First published corresponds to when the trial was first made public on the Registry after being reviewed.

Locations

Region

Primary Investigator

Affiliation
World Bank

Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Affiliation
Yes4Youth

Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2019-11-01
End date
2021-06-30
Secondary IDs
Abstract
This study will analyze the impacts of the innovative solutions aimed to increase employability of disadvantaged youth in South Africa through the Yes4Youth program.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
De Martino, Samantha and Tashmia Ismail-Saville. 2020. "Innovations in Youth Employability in South Africa." AEA RCT Registry. June 26. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.6043-1.0
Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Intervention Start Date
2019-11-01
Intervention End Date
2021-04-30

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Employability of Yes youth
Primary Outcomes (explanation)
Employability as defined by performance (in work experience, in trainings), ii) increased skills (socio-emotional skills, job-readiness skills, skills learned in the work experience, etc.), retention (in work experience, in trainings); satisfaction (of employer and/or employee); transition to labor market (formal, informal, etc.)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Which of Yes4Youth interventions contributed most to the employability of the youth?
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)
Some of the Yes4Youth interventions: smart phone delivery; training modules including job-readiness training, socio-emotional skills training; program incentives; different types of work placements and industries; supervisor feedback; signaling with CV and reference letter at beginning and end of program to labor market. ii) Which youth (heterogeneity analysis).

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
We will exploit program variations and cohort design to estimate causal effects.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
Randomization will be conducted by exploiting program variation and cohort design.
Randomization Unit
Some analyses will be conducted at the cohort-level, some will be conducted at group-levels based on program variations, and some analyses will be conducted at the individual-level.
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
N/A
Sample size: planned number of observations
50000
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
2,000 per treatment arm
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
IRB Approval Date
IRB Approval Number

Post-Trial

Post Trial Information

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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

Program Files

Program Files
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Relevant Paper(s)

Reports & Other Materials