Meru National Polytechnic accredited to offer its own TVET Qualifications
By Joseph Orina The Meru National Polytechnic in Kenya became the first Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institution in the country to develop, offer, examine, and certify its own courses. The institution has been accredited by the Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA) to develop courses and offer examinations and has become a Qualification […]
Technical and Vocational Education experts in East Africa commend EASTRIP for supporting regional integration
By Godwin Bonge Muhwezi Technical and vocational education experts from Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania have commended the East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP) for supporting regional integration. Speaking at the opening session of the EASTRIP Technical Advisory Meeting which took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Chief Guest, State Minister for […]
KenGen Geothermal Training Centre in staff exchange with Kafue Gorge Regional Training Centre in Zambia
By Anne Sunkuyia Regional integration is a key tenet of the EASTRIP project. The project facilitates regional integration by providing a regional platform to promote the exchange of policies and practices, students and faculty mobility, and harmonization of occupational standards and qualifications. One of the ways which regional integration is achieved is through teaching staff […]
NIT conducts staff and student exchange programs
By Prosper Makene The National Institute of Transport (NIT)’s academic staff will, in May, attend a staff exchange programme at Kenya Coast National Polytechnic (KCNP) in Mombasa, Kenya, according to the Centre of Excellence in Aviation and Transport Operations (CEATO) Project Industrial Liaison Officer, Ms. Sarah Mwakyusa. It is expected that the NIT academic staff […]
Kenya Coast National Polytechnic hosts students from East Africa on Exchange Programme
By Rita Mwabonje One of the objectives of the EASTRIP World Bank Project is to promote regional integration. Towards this end, the target to enroll foreign students was conceived. So far, Kenya Coast National Polytechnic (KCNP) has enrolled a total of 77 foreign students. The first cohort of 35 students drawn from Uganda, South Sudan […]
Holeta Polytechnic College in Ethiopia sends teaching staff to Meru Polytechnic College in Kenya
By Dawit Tadese Holeta Polytechnic College in Ethiopia sent 8 teaching staff for attachment at Meru National Polytechnic College in Kenya. The teaching staff, who included 6 males and 2 females, undertook attachment in agro-processing, animal production and crop production, thereby contributing to project goals of enhancing regional integration. The aim of the staff exchange […]
Holeta Polytechnic College seeks to increase student enrolment in long-term programs
By Dawit Tadese Holeta Polytechnic College, with support from the East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP) funded by the World Bank, is establishing the Centre of Excellence in Agro-processing to deliver quality outcome-based training to supply competent, motivated and innovative middle and low-level workforce with the necessary technological skills to ensure […]
Regional Flagship TVET Institutes enhance regional Integration through student and staff exchange Programmes
By Julius Kasuva Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Institutes in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania have demonstrated that regional integration can be achieved through purposeful and intentional student and staff exchange programmes. The exchange programmes were part of implementing the East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP) with funding from the […]
Arusha Technical College in Tanzania Begins Making Electric Motorcycles
By Makundi Senzota Arusha Technical College (ATC) in Tanzania, in collaboration with Hanyang and Seoul Universities from South Korea, have tested an electric Motorcycle that is expected to reduce the cost of transport in Tanzania and in East Africa. The electric motor cycle, which was tested in Tanzania for the first time, is expected to […]
Over 20 TVET Tutors and Lecturers from TVET Institutes in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania Selected for Postgraduate Scholarships in China
By Godwin Bonge Muhwezi Over 20 tutors and lecturers from Regional Flagship TVET Institutes (RFTI) from Ethiopia, and Tanzania have been selected to be awarded the EASTRIP-China TVET Scholarship to pursue post graduate studies in Science, Technology and Engineering at top Universities and Technical Colleges in China. The Scholarship is a joint partnership between The […]