EVALUACIÓN DE IMPACTO PROGRAMA YOUTH WORK: MÉXICO PRIMERA GENERACIÓN

The program, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), provided a seven-week training program that covered personal and labor skills, such as teamwork, responsibility, and computer skills. The program's goal was to help young people identify and obtain employment opportunities, secure a work practice, continue their education, or start a micro-enterprise. The study focused on monitoring the outcomes of the first generation of young people who participated in the program from October to December 2011 and received follow-up services from December 2011 to May 2012. The first generation had a coverage of 162 young people between the ages of 16 and 30. The study emphasized determining the labor situation "ex post" of the young people, documenting their labor situation, type of contract, and young people who resumed their studies. The study was conducted through direct interviews with 51 beneficiaries of the program eight months after they completed the program. These young people were accompanied by program counselors from January to April 2012 to guide them on employment opportunities. The 51 beneficiaries interviewed were selected randomly through the SPSS system, with a replacement of beneficiaries, as the search for a sample of 77 beneficiaries was conducted. As a result, only 66% of the total sample provided information, with a margin of error of 95%. The program's goal was to help young people identify and obtain employment opportunities, secure a work practice, continue their education, or start a micro-enterprise. The study found that the labor rate "ex post" was 39%, reflecting an increase of 33 percentage points from the baseline. The tables show that of the 48 young people who did not work "ex ante," only 13 did not work "ex post." The labor rate "ex post" for women was 35%, and for men, it was 44%. The study found that 18 of the 20 young people who were working "ex post" had dependent employment and all of them had some type of labor contract. However, six young people worked without a legal contractual basis, as they were engaged in internships, occasional work, or temporary employment in construction. The study also found that the young people who worked had higher salaries than the minimum wage in the city, with an average hourly wage of $17.02. The study concluded that the program had a positive impact on the employability of young people in Ciudad Juárez.