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 […]
Kenya Coast National Polytechnic College registers increased enrollment of foreign students
By Rita Mwabonje Kenya Coast National Polytechnic has, so far, admitted 35 foreign students from the East African region. These students are pursuing a six months course in Shipping Management and are on a full scholarship under EASTRIP in line with KCNP’s Strategic Investment Plan. The foreign students were drawn from South Sudan, Uganda and […]
Kengen GTC registers increase in enrolment of regional students
By Anne Sunkuiya KenGen Geothermal Training Centre has reported an increase in enrolment of regional students in various short-term programmes intended to meet skill needs of priority sector of power and energy. This is according to the mid-term evaluation report of the five-year EASTRIP project, funded by the World Bank and the Governments of Ethiopia, […]
Technical and vocational colleges in East Africa record fourfold increase in student enrolment
Mombasa, Kenya, 1st February 2022 –Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges in East Africa supported by the World Bank-funded East African Skills for Transformation Project (EASTRIP) have recorded more than fourfold increase in student enrolment, according to the mid-term evaluation report of the project. The report undertaken to review the project performance at […]
Arusha Technical College Solar Training Centre Transforms Renewable Energy Sector
By Makundi Senzota Arusha Technical College (ATC) is conducting short professional trainings in solar energy at its newly established Solar Training Centre at the main campus. The main purpose of the centre is to train the next generation of renewable energy professionals. The training Centre Coordinator Mr. Urbanus Melkior calls upon the youth to utilize […]