DIT develops Web-based Application for handling grievances in all EASTRIP Regional Flagship TVET Institutes
By Godwin Bonge Muhwezi A group of undergraduate students of Computer Engineering at Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology (DIT) in Tanzania have developed a web-based application for handling complaints and grievances that will be replicated in all 16 Regional Flagship TVET Institutes (RFTIs) in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania. The initiative is supported by the […]
Technical and vocational colleges in East Africa hailed for supporting regional integration
Arusha, Tanzania, 22nd November 2022 – Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Institutes in East Africa have hailed for supporting regional integration through mutual recognition of TVET Programmes. Through the World Bank-funded East African Skills for Transformation Project (EASTRIP), a total of 235 existing TVET qualifications were adopted for mutual recognition among countries implementing […]
IUCEA holds sensitisation workshop on Regional TVET Qualifications Framework
By Godwin Bonge Muhwezi On 23rd May 2022 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Permanent and Principal Secretaries from the Ministries responsible for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania signed a communique adopting the Regional TVET Qualifications Framework for the 3 countries. Consequently, IUCEA, the EASTRIP Regional Facilitation Unit organised […]
Industry liaison and monitoring and evaluation specialists enhance their skills in data analysis and industry partnerships
By Godwin Bonge Muhwezi As part of the capacity building efforts for Regional Flagship TVET Institutes (16), the Inter-University Council for East African, the EASTRIP Regional Facilitation Unit, held a capacity building workshop for Industry Liaison Officers and Monitoring and Evaluation Specialists. The training took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and it involved trainees from […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
TVET Leaders meet for EASTRRIP Technical Advisory Meeting
By Godwin Bonge Muhwezi Leaders from 16 Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Institutes from Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to monitor and evaluate the performance of the EASTRIP Project. The meeting took an in-depth performance review of the project to identify strengths, weaknesses, challenges, and lessons learned from project […]