East African countries adopt regional TVET qualifications framework
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 26th May 2022 – Countries in East Africa including Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania have begun cooperation in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) after adopting the Regional TVET Qualifications Framework. In a communique issued at the end of the meeting by Hon. Dr. Bekir Shale, the State Minister, Ministry of Labour […]
Experts meet to validate the East African Qualifications Framework for TVET
By Godwin Bonge Muhwezi Members of the technical working group on harmonization of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) qualifications met in Dar es Salaam to validate the draft East African Qualifications Framework for TVET. The draft was developed after wide consultations with various TVET stakeholders in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania funded by the […]
Kenya Coast National Polytechnic sends 30 staff on industrial attachment
By Rita Mwabonje Thirty staff of Kenya Coast National Polytechnic College undertook industrial attachment in industries related to the EASTRIP project priority areas. So far, four cohorts have completed their attachment while a fifth cohort will complete industrial attachment by Mid May, this year. KCNP has managed to send these staff on industrial attachment through […]
Hawassa Polytechnic College facilitates Capacity Building on Environmental and Social Safeguards
By Biruk Kassahun Prior to any construction intervention, the EASTRIP Environmental and Social Safeguarding Management Framework (ESMF) recommends a capacity building and training program for all the environmental and social safeguards focal points at the Regional Flagship TVET Institute (RFTI) level and other key stakeholders involved directly in the implementation of the project. Now, Hawassa […]
Arusha Technical College enters partnership with Meru National Polytechnic for Staff and Student exchange
By Makundi Senzota Arusha Technical College (ATC) has started collaboration with Meru National Polytechnic in Kenya for staff exchange and students’ exchange between the two institutions as a way of achieving World Bank goals under the East African Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project EASTRIP Project. Staff exchange program between the two institutions has […]
Role of Industry-TVET Institution Partnerships in Improving Performance
By Hazel Faith Gacheri Allow me to begin this write-up with this punchline, “The outputs of the TVET institutions are the inputs of the industries”. To lay further emphasis, a report by UNESCO reiterates that the improvement of training systems referred to the need to forge closer links between training and the labor market (UNESCO, […]
KIHBT gets modern facilities and equipment to facilitate training
By Beatrice Njenga Kenya Institute of Highways and Building Technology (KIHBT) has procured training equipment such as Simulator Road Construction Plant, Motor Grader and Wheel Loader which are to be used for practical training and increase enrolment of students in highway related courses. The equipment’s were flagged off by the Director KIHBT, the management and […]
Inspired by her siblings to pursue civil engineering
By Beatrice Njenga Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is a male dominated field. As we celebrate successful students in the field, meet Maureen Atieno a Kenyan from Siaya County aged 24years. She completed craft Certificate in Road Construction at Kenya Institute of Highways and Building Technology (KIHBT) which hosts the Regional Flagship TVET […]
Kisumu National Polytechnic College begins construction on USD4.5m regional flagship TVET institute for Textile Technology
By Godwin Bonge Muhwezi The Kisumu National Polytechnic College held a ground breaking ceremony on 23rd February 2022 to begin the construction of the Regional flagship TVET institute for Textile Technology worth USD4.5 million. The project is funded by the World Bank through the East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP). The […]
160 TVET Tutors and lectures trained during IUCEA and GZTC capacity building webinars.
By Godwin Bonge Muhwezi The Inter University Council for East Africa (IUCEA), and Guangzhou Technician College (GZTC) have concluded a series of webinars to build capacity of trainers and faculty from Regional Flagship TVET Institutes supported by the East African Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP). IUCEA is the Regional Facilitation Unit of […]