INTRODUCTION

Employment remains one of the most pressing public policy concerns in the world. Its primacy is driven as much by the direct livelihood effects it has on the population, as it is by the intergenerational spill-overs on public revenue, service provision and the socio-political welfare (Dvouletý et al., 2018; Siddartha et al., 2020). The success of employment policies across the globe is often measured on the extent to which they are able to balance the supply of jobs with demand in an economy (Holzer, 2019). This is a feat that has proved particularly difficult for developing countries with an increasingly youthful and ill-educated workforce like Tanzania (Morriset et al., 2013). The effect of ineffective employment policies in poor countries like Tanzania is circular, manifesting in a retardation of economic growth, transformation, and service delivery, further stymieing policy implementation (United Republic of Tanzania, 2007a, 2008). Employment policy challenges are further compounded by the varied feedbacks of policy inadequacies which threaten peace, and contribute to instability and social disharmony (United Republic of Tanzania, 2007a).

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