Papel da instrução escolar na inserção sócio profissional dos jovens no mercado de trabalho em Moçambique: o caso da cidade de Maputo

Abstract

This case study of the city of Maputo focuses on the role of school education in the socio-professional insertion of young people into the formal labor market. The study aims to analyze the role of school education and social networks in the socio-professional insertion of young people in the formal labor market, specifically in accessing their first job. Based on the qualitative and quantitative method, the study reached the following findings. School education favors the socio-professional insertion of young people in accessing their first job in the formal labor market, but there is a differentiation in relation to the type of education followed by young workers with the same level of school education. Young people who have followed Technical-Professional Education have more advantage in terms of easy access to employment, a high level of income, employment contract and working hours compared to their colleagues who have followed General Secondary Education. The study also found that professional training does not have a significant influence on the social-profetional insertion of young people. However, accessing a first job not only requires mobilization of school capital but also social capital, namely social networks related to help from family, friends and acquaintances that facilitate information about employment and working hours. We also note that, once inserted in the market, the professional position of young workers is defined according to the level of school education.