Technical and vocational colleges in East Africa hailed for supporting regional integration
Arusha, Tanzania, 22nd November 2022 – Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Institutes in East Africa have hailed for supporting regional integration through mutual recognition of TVET Programmes. Through the World Bank-funded East African Skills for Transformation Project (EASTRIP), a total of 235 existing TVET qualifications were adopted for mutual recognition among countries implementing […]
Arusha Technical College Signs Contract For Construction of Regional TVET Institute in Renewable Energy
By Makundi Senzota Arusha Technical College, through the World Bank-funded EASTRIP Project, has signed a Contract for the construction of the regional TVET centre of excellence in Renewable Energy in East and Central Africa at Kikuletwa Campus, Kilimanjaro Region. The contract signing took place at Kikuletwa Campus on 26 October 2022 between Arusha Technical College […]
IUCEA holds sensitisation workshop on Regional TVET Qualifications Framework
By Godwin Bonge Muhwezi On 23rd May 2022 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Permanent and Principal Secretaries from the Ministries responsible for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania signed a communique adopting the Regional TVET Qualifications Framework for the 3 countries. Consequently, IUCEA, the EASTRIP Regional Facilitation Unit organised […]
Industry liaison and monitoring and evaluation specialists enhance their skills in data analysis and industry partnerships
By Godwin Bonge Muhwezi As part of the capacity building efforts for Regional Flagship TVET Institutes (16), the Inter-University Council for East African, the EASTRIP Regional Facilitation Unit, held a capacity building workshop for Industry Liaison Officers and Monitoring and Evaluation Specialists. The training took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and it involved trainees from […]
Meru National Polytechnic Shines at the 2022 Africa Tech Challenge
By: Joseph Orina The Africa Tech Challenge is an international competition sponsored by AVIC international to foster skills development. This year’s competition was on construction engineering technology. The participants were trained online for one month from July 25th to August 22nd, through the AVIC INTL Vocational Education Online Platform. The preliminary competition on “Reading and […]
EASTRIP-China TVET Scholarship 2023/24: Call for Applications
The Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) is coordinating the EASTRIP China TVET Scholarship. Each year, EASTRIP, through a partnership between IUCEA, the People’s Republic of China, and the World Bank gives out 20 Post-Graduate Scholarships to lecturers and tutors from Regional Flagship TVET Institutes in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania to study technical programs at top […]
DIT, Tanzania collaborates with MIT, USA to improve training and research
By DIT Team The Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology (DIT) has entered into a partnership agreement with The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) through a special programme known as J-WEL, which aims at improving training and research at the Institute. Through this programme, DIT will benefit from MIT’s expertise in various areas, including curriculum […]
Dire Dawa Polytechnic College generates 3.3 million Euros in funding for projects to complement EASTRIP
By Mesay Tilahun The EASTRIP Strategic Investment Plan (SIP) of the Regional Flagship TVET Institutes at Dire Dawa is expected to support the institute to become financially sustainable by increasing income generation and to attract more investments. In this regard, Dire Dawa Polytechnic College designed a project titled: “ICT Skills & TVET Centre of Excellence […]
World Bank Team undertakes supervision support mission to Ethiopia
By Kalkidan Tadesse and Mesay Tilahun The World Bank Group Team conducted supervision support mission in Ethiopia to assess the implementation of the East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP). The World Bank Group Co-Regional Task Team Leaders for EASTRIP, Dr. Xiaoyan Liang and Dr. Innocent Mulindwa undertook the mission, from 19th […]
Ethiopia drafts the national TVET Financing strategy
By Kalkidan Tadesse The Easy African Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP) National Project Coordination Unit (NPCU) in Ethiopia has commenced the process of drafting the National TVET Financing Strategy. With the formation of the new ministry, Ministry of Labour and Skills, the establishment and thereon implementation of the TVET financing strategy will be an […]