KIHBT Promotes Regional Integration through Labour-Based Technology Skills Development for Engineers and Architects in East Africa
KIHBT is currently hosting a group of 21 Engineers and Architects from the East Africa Region. This diverse cohort includes participants from the Federal Republic of Somalia and the Republic of South Sudan who are undertaking a specialized short-term course on Labour-Based Training Technology in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). This partnership […]
KIHBT Sponsors 70 Female Students in Highways Technology Programs to Bridge Gender Gap
Technical Training Institutions have been facing gender disparity for years, and KIHBT, with a mandate to build capacity in the infrastructure sector, is no exception. To address this, the EASTRIP initiative was implemented to reduce the gap by sponsoring qualifying females from vulnerable backgrounds in long-term programs within the project’s priority sector. The sponsored programs […]
KIHBT conducts Awareness Campaigns to increase female enrolment in TVET programmes
KIHBT has been participating in career fairs through its outreach programme to increase create awareness of the long term TVET programmes offered by the Institute. The campaigns are often aimed at increasing female enrolment in technical courses with particular focus on Highways Technology. Besides the targeted female enrolment campaign, the outreach team has been conducting […]
Students from KIHBT shine at World Skills Kenya Competition
Kenya Institute of Highways and Building Technology (KIHBT) participated in the World Skills Kenya National Competition 2023 held recently at the Kenya School of TVET. The competition was jointly organized by World Skills Kenya, the Ministry of Education TVET Authority, and the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, among other partners. Wall and Floor […]
KIHBT seeks partnership with Arusha Technical College in Tanzania
In a bid to foster regional Integration, KIHBT Management and the Project Implementation Unit visited National Institute of Transport (NIT), Dar es Salaam institute of Technology (DIT) and the Arusha Technical College (ATC) who are beneficiaries of the EASTRIP project. The objective of the visit was to pursue Cooperation Agreements and or Memoranda of Understanding […]
KIHBT to establish partnerships with Training institutions in Uganda
KIHBT has been continuously seeking to establish partnerships with similar Training institutions within East Africa and the greater Sub-Saharan African Region for the posterity of Integration in Africa and beyond. Of particular interest was formalizing a partnership with Mt. Elgon Labour Based (MELTC), Uganda wis a signatory to the General Agreement of Cooperation which was […]
KIHBT pays courtesy call to Taita Taveta County Government
KIHBT visited the Taita Taveta County Government in an outreach mission whose aim was to follow up on the activities of the workplan arising from the co-operation agreement that KIHBT signed with the county in 2021. During the visit, the delegation from KIHBT paid a courtesy call to the Taita Taveta University where they met […]
KIHBT develops new CBET Programmes
Under the development of Competency Based programs the institute is expected to develop both long term and short-term programs in a bid to enhance the quality of TVET programs. Recently the institute embarked on development of two long term programs in conjunction with Industry stakeholders to meet the demand in the industry. In this regard, […]
Arusha Technical College and Kenya Institute of Highways and Building Technology to begin Collaboration in Transportation Engineering
Arusha Technical College (ATC) and Kenya Institute of Highways and Building Technology (KIHBT) are in the processes of establishing collaboration in the field of Transportation Engineering. This follows a recent visit by a team from KIHBT to gain insights into various college activities, specifically in the departments of Transportation and Civil Engineering, to identify potential […]
KIHBT Inaugurates Rwatama Campus in Busia County
By Beatrice Njenga Kenya Institute of Highways and Building Technology (KIHBT) recently commissioned a new Campus in Teso-North Constituency in Busia County, which borders Uganda. The aim of the initiative is to increase enrolment in highway related courses and make it more accessible to students from neighbouring countries, particularly Uganda, due to its proximity. The campus […]