Successful Staff Exchange Program Enhances Teaching Capacity at Dire Dawa Polytechnic College
The staff exchange program is an essential for teaching staff to build their skills by participating in attachment at TVET institutes in other countries in the region. Over the past three years, Dire Dawa Polytechnic College (DDPTC) has successfully implemented a staff exchange program with the National Institute of Transport (NIT) in Tanzania. This year, […]
How partnerships with industries are transforming skills, boosting productivity, and saving jobs at Dire Dawa Polytechnic College
Strong collaborations between Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutes and industry are important in developing skills of trainers during industrial attachment. The college has established mutually beneficial collaborations with a number of industries including Ethio-Djibouti Standard Gauge Railway Corporation, Dire Dawa National Cement SC, and Dire Dawa Food Complex PLC stand out as […]
Dire Dawa Polytechnic College generates 3.3 million Euros in funding for projects to complement EASTRIP
By Mesay Tilahun The EASTRIP Strategic Investment Plan (SIP) of the Regional Flagship TVET Institutes at Dire Dawa is expected to support the institute to become financially sustainable by increasing income generation and to attract more investments. In this regard, Dire Dawa Polytechnic College designed a project titled: “ICT Skills & TVET Centre of Excellence […]
World Bank Team undertakes supervision support mission to Ethiopia
By Kalkidan Tadesse and Mesay Tilahun The World Bank Group Team conducted supervision support mission in Ethiopia to assess the implementation of the East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP). The World Bank Group Co-Regional Task Team Leaders for EASTRIP, Dr. Xiaoyan Liang and Dr. Innocent Mulindwa undertook the mission, from 19th […]
Dire Dawa Polytechnic College signs MoU with Ethio-Djibouti Standard Gauge Railway Share Company and Dire Dawa University.
By Mesay Tilahun Photo: Dire Dawa Polytechnic College Tripartite Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony with Ethio-Djibouti Standard Gauge Railway Share Company and Dire Dawa University Dire Dawa polytechnic College has undertaken steps to strengthen its capacity to offer high quality TVET programmes in Railway Technology by signing a tripartite partnership with Ethio-Djibouti Standard Gauge Railway […]
Dire Dawa Administration Bureau and Polytechnic College recognise sector stakeholders
By Mesay Tilahun Dire Dawa Administration Bureau of Labour, Skills and Technology Development in collaboration with Dire Dawa Polytechnic College EASTRIP held a stakeholder recognition programme to recognise TVET Leaders, Staffs, Trainers and Stakeholders that have excelled the sector. Those recognised included TVETs’ Deans, Vice Deans, Department heads, Trainers, Staffs, Partner Industries and Private Colleges. […]
Dire Dawa Polytechnic College in Ethiopia begins construction of the first phase of Regional Flagship TVET Institute in Railway Transport
By Mesay Tilahun Dire Dawa Polytechnic College in Ethiopia has begun the first phase of constructing training facilities including dormitories, library, training workshops and students’ cafeteria. One of the key objectives of EASTRIP is to improve the quality of TVET programmes by improving training facilities and equipment for delivery of TVET programmes. It is against […]
Dire Dawa Polytechnic conducts short term training on advanced welding for non-project TVET Institutions’ tutors
By Mesay Tilahun One of the objectives of the East African Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP) is to provide outreach and support to non-project national TVET institutes to share the benefits of the Project. The Project implementation Unit for the East African Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP) at Dire […]
Dire Dawa Polytechnic College conducts training on Action Research for A Level Teachers
By Mesay Tilahun Dire Dawa Polytechnic College, EASTRIP Project Implementation Unit in collaboration with the Ethiopian Technical Institute organized a capacity building training on action research for 60 A level teachers/trainers (8 Female) from the College and Non-project Cluster TVET/Ethio-Italy Polytechnic College. The main objective of the training is to contribute towards whole TVET improvement […]
Dire Dawa Polytechnic conducts regular meetings for Industry Advisory Board
By Mesay Tilahun The Industry Advisory Board was established to strengthen the linkage between Dire Dawa Polytechnic College and the industry. Since its establishment, the Board has frequently met and discussed on various issues to improve the TVET programmes and to address the mismatch between TVET graduates and industries labour demand. The main agenda of […]