IUCEA in partnership with Guangzhou Technician College conduct capacity building webinar on TVET reforms in China
By Godwin Bonge Muhwezi The Inter University Council for East Africa (IUCEA), the EASTRIP Regional Facilitation Unit, in partnership with Guangzhou Technician College held a capacity building webinar on: “Overview of Vocational Education Reform in China”. The webinar, which took place on 25th May 2021, is part of the IUCEA and Guangzhou Technician College (GZTC) to […]
EASTRIP in partnership with Guangdong Province to improve skills for TVET leaders
By Godwin Bonge Muhwezi IUCEA, the EASTRIP Regional Facilitation Unit, together with the World Bank have entered a partnership with Gungadong Province and Guangzhou Technician College to offer training programmes for capacity building. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the training programmes will be offered as webinars to improve the leadership and management capability of middle […]
Twenty young lecturers benefit from China-EASTRIP TVET Scholarship Programme
Kampala, 17th August 2020 – Twenty young lecturers from Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania Regional Flagship TVET Institutes (RFTIs) supported by the World Bank East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP) have been awarded scholarships to upgrade their qualification in Science and Technology to support advancement of Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) […]
EASTRIP supports TVET Institutes to develop e-Learning platforms amid COVOD-19
Kampala, 7th May 2020 – The East African Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP), a project funded by the World Bank and governments of Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania, is supporting 16 selected Regional Flagship Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Institutes, to develop e-Learning platforms to facilitate continuous learning during COVID-19 and […]
TVET experts agree to fast track harmonisation of qualifications, standards and curriculum for technical and vocational education in East Africa
Nairobi, 13th March 2020 – Experts from Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Authorities from Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania have called for fast-tacking the harmonisation of curriculum, qualifications and occupational standards, among the three countries to allow student mobility within the region. The call was made at the end of a three-day meeting of […]
Regional TVET authorities meet to harmonise qualifications, occupational standards and curriculum for technical and vocational education
Nairobi, 11th March 2020 – Chief Executive Officers and experts from Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Authorities from Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania are meeting in Nairobi, Kenya to kick start the process geared towards harmonisation of curriculum, qualifications and occupational standards, among the three countries. The regional meeting is supported by the East […]
Technical and Vocational institutions to unlock skills for youth employment in East Africa
Educationists and leaders from Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania met, between 25th and 27th November 2019 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, for a technical advisory workshop discuss strategies to address shortage of technical skills in ICT, transport, energy, manufacturing, and agro-processing. The workshop was organized by the […]
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).