THE RIGHT QUESTIONS…

ABOUT QUESTIONS

Becoming a Data Detective for Youth Employment

THE NEXT 25 MINUTES Rethinking Data and Decisions The 5 Questions on Questions Live Data Collection Exercise Data Detective Exercise

MYQUEST FOR TRUTH Information vs Knowledge vs Truth As humans we are always asking

questions to make the right decisions How do we find the truth?

“facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis.”

BUT WHERE DO WE START?

UNCONSCIOUS DECISIONS

WHAT DO WE NEED TO COLLECT? Data for Education & Employability: Course Evaluations Class Performance/ Learning Outcomes Perceptions Placement Opportunities and

Achievements Attrition Assumptions on Theory of Change

Take a look!

WHY DO WE NEED TO COLLECT IT? Administration/ Records Targeting/ Market Relevance Program Efficiency Preventive Action Benchmarking Impact Assessment Personalization/ Customization

WHO NEEDS THIS DATA AND WHY? Trainers Students YOU! Funders Policy Makers Course Planners Software Designers

HOW DO WE COLLECT IT? Paper Surveys Interviews/ Focus Group Discussions

Digital Surveys/ Quizzes Digital Trails Geographical Phone-based: IVRS (voice), USSD, SMS

(text-based)

Check your phone!

WHERE DO WE NEED THIS DATA?

Immediate Feedback Organizational Cycle- Funding Job hiring cycles Dynamic vs Static (e.g. Perceptions) Prevention- Dropout

WHEN DO WE NEED THIS DATA?

•Detecting Proximity•Benchmarking- How do I measure up?