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 […]
Winners of the 2021/22 EASTRIP-China TVET Scholarship share experiences
The Inter University Council for East Africa (IUCEA), the EASTRIP Regional Facilitation, together with the World Bank, signed a cooperation agreement with the People’s Republic of China to offer scholarships to lecturers from Regional Flagship TVET Institutes (RFTIs) to upgrade their qualification to support advancement of TVET in East Africa. 17 Scholarships were awarded to […]
Hawassa Polytechnic College in Ethiopia and Kisumu Polytechnic College in Kenya sign cooperation agreement to facilitate regional exchange of students and staff
By Biruk Kassahun Hawassa Polytechnic College (HPTC) in Ethiopia and The Kisumu National Polytechnic (TKNP) in Kenya have signed cooperation agreement to facilitate regional exchange of student and staff under Textile and Garment priority areas. The two parties also held discussions on how to facilitate staff and student exchange, develop bilaterally agreed programmes and share […]
Meru National Polytechnic begins construction of USD 4.4 Million Centre of Excellence in Building and Construction Technology.
By Joseph Orina Construction of a $4.4 million postmodern regional centre of excellence in building and construction technology has started at the Meru National Polytechnic, as part of the East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP). Speaking during the ground-breaking ceremony at the institution, State Department for Vocational and Technical Training Principal Secretary […]
EASTRIP posts good results in midterm review
Godwin Bonge Muhwezi The East African Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP) is currently undergoing mid-term review to assess the project performance among implementing agencies towards attaining Project Development Objectives. EASTRIP is a five-year project funded by the World Bank and the governments of Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania to increase the access and […]
IUCEA Trains Regional TVET Institutions in World Bank Procurement, Financial Management and Disbursement
Addis Ababa, October 18, 2021 — Over 50 technical staff from 16 Regional TVET Centers of Excellence of the World Bank financed East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP) are in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for a training in procurement under World Bank financed projects.
NIT begins offering IATA accredited courses
By Prosper Makene NATIONAL Institute of Transport (NIT) has made tremendous steps in running four International Air Transport Association (IATA) courses and by October this year, the Institute will officially start offering the programmes. The four IATA courses will be offered at NIT’s main campus in Mabibo Dar es Salaam, according to the Institute’s IATA […]