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In addition,nonprobabilitysampling, specifically purposive was used in the study to select the Durban University of Technology\u2019s benefiting students from the Durban Entrepreneurship Centre.The data collectedwascoded and analysed using thematic analysis.The findingsrevealed that universities play a crucial role in supporting youth entrepreneurship in South Africa, which has led toareductioninthe rate of unemployment in South Africa. Findings were categorised into themes. Universities\u2019 effort to reduce unemployment has yielded positive results, however, both the students and the universities are faced with a number of challenges. It is recommended that universities work together with the government to design strategies that help to reduce unemployment in South Africa.<\/p>\n<h2>Authors<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Priscilla Musariwa (Durban University of Technology, South Africa)<\/li>\n<li>Faith Tinonetsana (Durban University of Technology, South Africa)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Keywords<\/h2>\n<p>entrepreneurship, youth unemployment, inclusive economic development<\/p>\n<h2>References<\/h2>\n<p>References not available for this article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article was originally published as: An Assessment of University in Entrepreneurship Training as a Means of Reducing Youth Unemployment&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[124],"tags":[2153,1285,1818,1817],"class_list":["post-5115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","tag-ajims","tag-entrepreneurship","tag-inclusive-economic-development","tag-youth-unemployment","wpcat-124-id"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - 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