Punjab Skills Development Fund (PSDF), Tracer Study 2018
- Method
- Survey & Data Collection
- Commissioned by
- Punjab Skills Development Fund
- Coverage
- Entire province of Punjab
- Years
- 2019
Objectives & scope
- The objectives set for the study were: a) Trace PEOP and SDP graduates to ascertain their employment and economic status; and collect information about the progress in their education, training, employment, earning capacity and economic empowerment; and seek the opinion of their employers on the skills and performance of PSDF graduates; b) Solicit SDP graduates’ opinion on utility of PSDF training and quality of the environment at service provider institutions. A total sample of 6852 and 3304 graduates was drawn for SDP and PEOP respectively along with a sample size of 115 Employers. A detailed questionnaire was developed collectively by PSDF and FAME consultants and DFID for data collection. All SDP respondents and Employers were to be covered through field surveys and PEOP respondents over the phone. An Android Application was developed and used to collect the data along with the computer-based application for live dashboard, M&E and data handling. A comprehensive report based on the data collected from SPD and PEOP graduates, and employers of PSDF graduates was developed. The report has 5 sections and 13 chapters. Sections I and V present the introduction and methodology, and conclusion and way forward respectively for both SDP and PEOP tracer groups. Analysis, key findings and discussion for SDP, PEOP and Employer tracers have been given separately in Sections II, III and IV respectively.