Dire Dawa Polytechnic College is strengthens linkages with industry through professional training
By Fenta Nurilign Tsegaye Dire Dawa Polytechnic College has strengthened its industrial linkage through continuous engagement and by providing professional training for technicians from industry. Tutors from the manufacturing department; Yohanis Teka and Yonas Toum are working on fabricating machine spare parts (Fly Figure) for Food Complex Share Company which could not be found on […]
Dire Dawa Polytechnic tutors complete practical industrial attachment
By Fenta Nurilign Tsegaye Dire Dawa Polytechnic College conducted industrial attachment where 12 tutors spent 45 days in 4 industries. Following the completion of the practical skills training, the College organised and knowledge and experience sharing workshop to share their learning experience with the rest of the staff. The teachers who attended the practical industrial […]
Dire Dawa Polytechnic provides short-term training in advanced weilding for industry experts
By Fenta Nurilign Tsegaye Dire Dawa Polytechnic College in Ethiopia provided short term training for experts selected from industries that have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the College. The training has carried out for 90 hours on advanced welding; Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG), Metal Inert Gas (MIG) and Arc welding. Short term training on […]
Dire Dawa Polytechnic College breaks ground for construction of regional flagship institute in railway transport.
By Fenta Nurilign Tsegaye Dire Dawa Polytechnic College held a ground-breaking ceremony, on 29th May 2021, for the construction of the Regional Flagship TVET Institute in Railway Transport. The ceremony was officiated by His Excellence, Dr. Samuel Urkato, the Minister and His Excellence Dr. Mulu Nega, the State Minister of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, […]
Dire Dawa Polytechnic College provides practical training in electro mechanical technology, and metal engineering technology
By Fenta Nurilign Tsegaye With support from the East African Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP_, Dire Dawa Polytechnic College, has continued to enroll student in EASTRIP priority programs with 70% of enrolled students currently engaged in practical training at workshops. The photos below show students’ practical training in different workshops. Photo 3 […]
Dire Dawa College sets up Day Care Centre to encourage female participation in TVET courses
By Fenta Nurilign Tsegaye Gender mainstreaming is taken as a one of the core cross cutting issues at Dire Dawa Polytechnic Collage. Therefore, in an effort to encourage female participation in TVET courses for both students and staff, the college has set up a day care centre at its premises in Dire Dawa. The day […]
Dire Dawa Polytechnic College conducted consultative meeting with the Ethio-Djibouti Railway (EDR) management team in developing demand-driven programs.
In order to in develop demand-driven programs through establishing partnership with the Ethio-Djibouti Railway (EDR), Dire Dawa Polytechnic College conducted consultative meeting with the EDR management team. During the meeting session policy direction, Concept on innovative TVET, and Description of the EASTRIP project was presented, the EDR management team visited the college training facilities and […]
Dire Dawa Polytechnic College carried out staff attachment to industries for practical training.
Thirteen (13) trainers from Dire Dawa Polytechnic College are undertaking 45 days industrial attachment in 6 industries for practical training. The attachment followed a skills gap assessment conducted by the EASTRIP Project Implementation Unit (PIU). The six industries identified were those which are in line with the project priority programs and the trainers were form […]
Dire Dawa Polytechnic College’s female students determined to solve unemployment challenges
By Fenta Nurilign Tsegaye Determined to fight unemployment, two female students, chose to enrol for electric and mechatronics courses at Dire Dawa Polytechnic College in Ethiopia. They had witnessed that their friends and colleagues who had graduated Universities had remained unemployed. “They advised me that studying TVET courses are better than university courses since their […]
Dire Dawa Polytechnic College puts in place preliminary works for safe reopening
Pictures of some of the measures put in place contain COVID-19 pandemic The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, in March 2020, presented a huge challenge to education systems worldwide. Following the declaration of the virus as a pandemic by the World Health Organization and the spread of the virus in Africa, the Federal Government of […]