Staff attachments facilitate collaboration and knowledge exchange between Arusha Technical College in Tanzania and Kenya Coast National Polytechnic
Geofrey Kirui, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Trainer at Kenya Coast National Polytechnic, Mombasa – Kenya, shares his experience when he was attached as a trainer at Arusha Technical College for a one-month program. In June 2023, as part of the EASTRIP program, I had the privilege of being a visiting Electrical Engineering Lecturer at Arusha […]
Kenya Coast Polytechnic Receives 5th Consignment of Training Equipment
By Julius Kasuva One of the key objectives of the EASTRIP is to strengthen Regional Flagship TVET Institutes (RFTIs) through upgrading key training facilities and equipment. Kenya Coast National Polytechnic College (KCNP), supported by the EASTRIP received the 5th consignment of equipment for the Marine School. These included simulators, firefighting equipment, training boat, lifeboat, among […]
Kenya Coast Polytechnic Staff Exchange Program Enhances Skills Development and Regional Integration
By Julius Kasuva Kenya Coast National Polytechnic (KCNP) staff exchange program with Regional Flagship TVET Institutes (RFTIs) in Tanzania continued to grow. Three more trainers left for Tanzania on 27th May 2023 to undertake staff exchange program in the month of June 2023. Geoffrey Kirui is based at Arusha Technical College (ATC), Mr Bernard Mavui […]
Kenya Coast Polytechnic College Hosts EASTRIP Team on Monitoring and Support Mission
By Julius Kasuva The Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA), the EASTRIP Regional Facilitation Unit (RFU) for East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTIP), conducted a monitoring and support mission in Kenya Coast National Polytechnic on 5th June 2023. The mission is in line with the mandate of RFU of coordinating the […]
Grievance Redress Mechanism Committee at Kenya Coast Polytechnic Continues to Monitor Environmental and Social Safeguards
By Julius Kasuva The smooth management of the EASTRIP will largely depend on compliance with environment and social safeguards as stipulated in the Project Operation Plan (POM). The Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) Committee holds regular status review meetings and workshops for purposes of monitoring adherence to safeguard activities, and also coming up with strategies to […]
Kenya Coast National Polytechnic hosts students from East Africa on Exchange Programme
By Rita Mwabonje One of the objectives of the EASTRIP World Bank Project is to promote regional integration. Towards this end, the target to enroll foreign students was conceived. So far, Kenya Coast National Polytechnic (KCNP) has enrolled a total of 77 foreign students. The first cohort of 35 students drawn from Uganda, South Sudan […]
Regional Flagship TVET Institutes enhance regional Integration through student and staff exchange Programmes
By Julius Kasuva Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Institutes in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania have demonstrated that regional integration can be achieved through purposeful and intentional student and staff exchange programmes. The exchange programmes were part of implementing the East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP) with funding from the […]
Kenya Coast National Polytechnic Conducts Community Sensitisation on Environmental and Social Safeguards Issues
By Rita Mwabonje Kenya Coast National Polytechnic (KCNP) launched the construction of the Regional Flagship Centre of Excellence in Marine Transport and Port Logistics on 5th December 2022 at Waa in Kwale County. Construction work has since taken off and the Contractor is on site. The Contractor has already demarcated the construction site and built […]
Kenya Coast Polytechnic Team seeks partnership with Seychelles Maritime sector
By Rita Mwabonje A team from Kenya Coast National Polytechnic together with the Ministry of Education visited Seychelles for a benchmarking mission to seek strategic partnerships with identified training institutions offering maritime related programmes. The team was comprised of the TVET HR Director representing the Principal Secretary, Mr. Elkana Mosiori, EASTRIP National Coordinator Nelson Gitau, […]
Kenya Coast Polytechnic spearheads mentorship programme to promote female enrolment in Marine Engineering
By Rita Mwabonje Kenya Coast National Polytechnic has made tremendous efforts to support girls undertaking Science Technical Engineers and Mathematics courses (STEM). Female enrolment rates have always been low as compared to boys in science courses over time. The Deputy Principal Academics, Ms. Jane Kariuki spearheaded mentorship programmes together with other lectures to motivate girls […]