World Bank, Three Governments and IUCEA launch $293 million regional skills development Project for East Africa
Addis Ababa, June 14, 2019: The Eastern Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP) has been launched in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Three East African countries will participate in the project including Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania. The project supports the development of highly specialized Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programs as well […]
World Bank declares IUCEA Effective to Execute EASTRIP
Kampala – April 01, 2019: The World Bank has declared that conditions to access funding to coordinate the East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP) have now been met for its Regional Facilitation Unit, the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA).
World Bank Approves $293 Million to Boost Regional Integration and Technical Training in East Africa
WASHINGTON, October 30, 2018 — The World Bank today approved a $293 million International Development Association (IDA)* credit and grant to increase access to and quality of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Institutes and to support regional integration across East Africa. The East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP) will support the development […]
Lessons from China: Vocational education for economic transformation in Africa
This September I traveled to Beijing and Ningbo, China, to participate in the second Africa China World Bank Education Partnership Forum on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET). The Forum–co-hosted by the China Institute for Education Finance Research, Peking University, Ningbo Polytechnic and the World Bank Group– served as a platform for discussion and knowledge exchange […]
East Africa embraces Skills Centers of Excellence approach to achieve productive employment
Nairobi, June 05, 2018 – The third appraisal workshop for the East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP) has opened at the Tamarind Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya. EASTRIP is an initiative of African governments and the World Bank initially involving the three East African countries of Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania. In East […]