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 […]
Arusha Technical College in Tanzania Begins Making Electric Motorcycles
By Makundi Senzota Arusha Technical College (ATC) in Tanzania, in collaboration with Hanyang and Seoul Universities from South Korea, have tested an electric Motorcycle that is expected to reduce the cost of transport in Tanzania and in East Africa. The electric motor cycle, which was tested in Tanzania for the first time, is expected to […]
Over 20 TVET Tutors and Lecturers from TVET Institutes in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania Selected for Postgraduate Scholarships in China
By Godwin Bonge Muhwezi Over 20 tutors and lecturers from Regional Flagship TVET Institutes (RFTI) from Ethiopia, and Tanzania have been selected to be awarded the EASTRIP-China TVET Scholarship to pursue post graduate studies in Science, Technology and Engineering at top Universities and Technical Colleges in China. The Scholarship is a joint partnership between The […]
EASTRIP Team conducts a monitoring support and supervision mission in Ethiopia
By Godwin Bonge Muhwezi A Team from the East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP) comprising teams from the World Bank Ethiopia Country Office, the Inter-University Council for East Africa and the Kenya National Project Coordination Unit (NPCU) undertook a monitoring support and supervision mission in Ethiopia. The Mission, which took place […]
Kenya Institute of Highways and Building Technology to Setup a Campus in Rwatama, Busia County
By Beatrice Njenga Kenya Institute of Highways and Building Technology (KIHBT) was officially handed over land in Rwatama, Teso North under the Constituencies Development Fund. A courtesy call was paid to the Governor, Dr.Paul Otuoma ,Busia County and the delegation from KIHBT was led by the Director Eng.Maurice Nabende .The potential areas of collaboration were […]
DIT develops Web-based Application for handling grievances in all EASTRIP Regional Flagship TVET Institutes
By Godwin Bonge Muhwezi A group of undergraduate students of Computer Engineering at Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology (DIT) in Tanzania have developed a web-based application for handling complaints and grievances that will be replicated in all 16 Regional Flagship TVET Institutes (RFTIs) in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania. The initiative is supported by the […]
NIT gets two new Cessna Skyhawk Aircrafts for aviation training
By Prosper Makene Two new Cessna Skyhawk 172 aircraft manufactured by US-based Textron Aviation, Kansas for Tanzania’s National Institute of Transport (NIT) have arrived in Tanzania to be used by aviation students at the Institute’s School of Aviation and Technology. “The procured aircraft that will be used mainly by the aviation students have arrived in […]
Kombolcha Polytechnic College inaugurates day-care center
By Amanuel Endris Many female employees, in the past, left their jobs as a result of childbirth and related problems. Firstly, the mothers abandoned their permanent jobs in order to breastfeed the babies at home until they weaned their babies. Secondly, they did not have enough money to hire nannies for their infants to take […]
The World Bank and IUCEA hold training on Environmental and Social safeguards for TVET Colleges
By Godwin Bonge Muhwezi As Polytechnic Colleges, supported by the World Bank-funded East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP), begin construction of Regional Flagship TVET Institutes (RFTIs), issues of environment and social safeguards have become increasingly critical. Consequently, IUCEA organized a 5-day training for Environment and Social Safeguards Specialists from RFTIs in […]
How FTI has deployed e-Learning Management to enhance training of TVET programs
By Malmo Getachew The onset of Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting lock downs disrupted learning globally and highlighted the need for alternative modes of learning. In an effort to minimize disruption to learning, the Federal TVET Institute in Ethiopia developed and electronic Student Information Management System (eSiMS) for the Institute and its 15 Satellite Campuses […]