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 […]
NIT develops collaborations with the US Department of Transportation in research and technology transfer
By Prosper Makene National Institute of Transport (NIT) is in talks with the Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) of the United State of America to set major collaborations in research, and technology transfer. The FHAWA’s cooperation with NIT would help the Institutes’ Regional Center for Excellence in Road safety (RCoE) to become an […]
From an Automobile Engineer to a successful Sales Engineer: NIT graduate Razack shares his career experience
By Prosper Makene National Institute of Transport (NIT) prides itself on supporting their students to become work-ready graduates by helping them to gain vital experience and acquire and develop the skills they need for their success as they go on to enjoy their chosen careers. With this reason, NIT former student Razack Kasanga is one […]
Government inaugurates high-tech teaching equipment for aviation engineering training at NIT
By Prosper Makene Tanzania’s Ministry of Education Science and Technology, Deputy Permanent Secretary Prof Caroline Nombo has inaugurated modern equipment which will be used for training of aircraft maintenance engineering personnel at the National Institute of Transport (NIT). The modern equipment that were inaugurated at NIT’s School of Aviation includes the Virtual Maintenance Trainer, Turbo […]
Ethiopia trains procurement officers on construction and contract management
Kalkidan Tadesse The Ethiopia team conducted a two-weeks intensive training for the procurement specialist and project coordinator- on Construction and Contract Management- as they get ready for the commencement of the construction assignments.