Kombolcha Polytechnic College in Ethiopia provides sanitary incentives to female students to increase enrollment
Kombolcha Polytechnic in Ethiopia is offering incentives to female students in a bid to increase female student enrolment and retention. The college provides free sanitary materials to females including sanitary and dignity pads, toiletries, paper towels, lotions, among other items to female students enrolling at the college. This is in an effort to provide a […]
Holeta Polytechnic College empowers women in Agriculture
Holeta Polytechnic College in Ethiopia has made significant strides in empowering female students in commercial agriculture. The College offered a specialized training to a group of female students in Potato production. The students from diverse backgrounds and with limited or no prior experience in agriculture, were trained in various aspects of potato production, including seed […]
Ethiopia Joins World Skills International
Ethiopia has become the 88th member of World Skills International (WSI), after the board officially approved its membership on April 3, 2024. The development is a significant step towards enhancing Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the country and the region as well. The Federal Technical and Vocational Training Institute (FTVTI) together with […]
Over 5,000 Students graduate at Meru National Polytechnic
The Meru National Polytechnic held a graduation ceremony to celebrate the achievements of 5,050 students, a significant milestone in the institution’s history. The ceremony was attended by the Permanent Secretary State Department of Technical and Vocational Training, Dr. Esther Thaara Muoria, representing the Cabinet Secretary of Education. This year’s graduating class included the first cohort […]
Regional students from Eritrea graduate at Kombolcha Polytechnic College
Ten Eritrean refugee students have graduated at Kombolcha Polytechnic College in Ethiopia. The students received certificates for short-term training in food preparation offered jointly with the Tourism Training Institute and the Refugee and Returnee Bureau in Ethiopia. The Bureau was very instrumental in facilitating the selection of these students from their refugee camps. The training […]
Ethiopia’s Ministry of Labour and Skills officials impressed with the progress of construction works at Dire Dawa Polytechnic College.
Officials at the Ministry of Labour and skills paid a courtesy visit to Dire Dawa Polytechnic in Ethiopia to evaluate the status of construction supported by the EASTRIP with funding from World Bank. Together with the World Bank construction contractor and consultant, the officials who included the state minister of the Ministry of Labor & […]
Kombolcha Polytechnic College in Ethiopia Makes Progress in Construction of Training Facilities and Acquiring Equipment
Kombolcha Polytechnic College in Ethiopia, with support from the East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP) funded by the World Bank, has made progress in construction of the Regional Flagship TVET Institute in Automative Technology. The construction of both the workshop and administration buildings is underway, with the overall completion rate standing […]
Tracer study shows high employment rates for graduates of Holeta Polytechnic College
A graduate tracer study by Holeta Polytechnic College (HPC) has found that 80.6% of the college graduates of 2023 obtained employment. The study aimed to assess the employment outcomes of HPC graduates, examining factors like graduate and instructor competence, institutional capacity, and industry partnerships. The research assessed the commitment and expertise of graduates and instructors, […]
About 80 percent of the TVET graduates from DIT Mwanza campus are employed within 6 months after graduation
Dar Es Salaam Institute of Technology (DIT) Mwanza Campus recently released the results of the employment status of its graduates, revealing that 78.7% of the 492 graduates were employed within 6 months after graduation. The purpose of the annual tracer study conducted by DIT is to determine the employability status of its graduates for each […]
Harmonised TVET Qualifications to Foster Regional Integration through Increased Mobility of Students and Staff
Stakeholders in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania convened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 13th to 14th May 2024 for a regional sensitisation and dissemination workshop on the recently Adopted Regional Policy Frameworks for harmonisation of TVET qualification among the three countries. The Regional Policy Frameworks, which include the […]