Kenya Institute of Highways and Building Technology signs Corporation Agreements with Industry
By Beatrice Njenga KIHBT and Nairobi Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (NaMATA) signed a Corporation Agreement to support the capacity building for public transport operations in Nairobi and the Metropolitan Areas. As per the Cooperation Agreement KIHBT will be responsible for the training of drivers among other programs such as: Training of bus drivers and managers […]
Arusha Technical College (ATC) in Tanzania in partnership with Industry Begins Short Courses in Renewable Energy
By Makundi Senzota Arusha Technical Collage in Collaboration with Tanzania Renewable Energy Association (TAREA) have joined to start short courses in Renewable Energy to the youth. Training is expected to commence in March, 2023 at ATC main Campus and the application window is open to the youth who have completed Secondary education or Primary Education […]
KenGen Geothermal Training Centre in Kenya Conducts Short Course in Geothermal Energy for Staff of Tanzania Geothermal Development Company
By Anne Sunkuyia KenGen- Geothermal Training Centre has continued to increase enrolment of students in various short-term programmes intended to meet skill needs of priority sector of power and energy. The Centre supports the development of accredited demand-driven programmes which will increase the employment prospects of graduates in the priority sector of power and energy, […]
Industry Accredits Short Programs in Highway Infrastructure Sector Developed by KIHBT
By Beatrice Njenga The review of six short programs was conducted under the component for development of demand driven programs in the EASTRIP project. The exercise served the purpose of identifying areas of improvement in the six programs and these were identified and adjusted. The major tasks of the trainers, road authorities and county governments […]
KIHBT trains 20 Regional participants from Somalia on Labour Based Technology
By Beatric Njenga The participants were drawn from engineers and administrators who gained both theoretical and practical knowledge on Labor Based Technology (LBT) in Road Construction, Rehabilitation Technology, practical training exercises in gravel and low volume seal roads with demonstrations and contract management and administration. The training aimed at impacting skills for implementation in their […]
DIT develops Web-based Application for handling grievances in all EASTRIP Regional Flagship TVET Institutes
By Godwin Bonge Muhwezi A group of undergraduate students of Computer Engineering at Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology (DIT) in Tanzania have developed a web-based application for handling complaints and grievances that will be replicated in all 16 Regional Flagship TVET Institutes (RFTIs) in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania. The initiative is supported by the […]
NIT gets two new Cessna Skyhawk Aircrafts for aviation training
By Prosper Makene Two new Cessna Skyhawk 172 aircraft manufactured by US-based Textron Aviation, Kansas for Tanzania’s National Institute of Transport (NIT) have arrived in Tanzania to be used by aviation students at the Institute’s School of Aviation and Technology. “The procured aircraft that will be used mainly by the aviation students have arrived in […]
Kombolcha Polytechnic College inaugurates day-care center
By Amanuel Endris Many female employees, in the past, left their jobs as a result of childbirth and related problems. Firstly, the mothers abandoned their permanent jobs in order to breastfeed the babies at home until they weaned their babies. Secondly, they did not have enough money to hire nannies for their infants to take […]
The World Bank and IUCEA hold training on Environmental and Social safeguards for TVET Colleges
By Godwin Bonge Muhwezi As Polytechnic Colleges, supported by the World Bank-funded East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP), begin construction of Regional Flagship TVET Institutes (RFTIs), issues of environment and social safeguards have become increasingly critical. Consequently, IUCEA organized a 5-day training for Environment and Social Safeguards Specialists from RFTIs in […]
How FTI has deployed e-Learning Management to enhance training of TVET programs
By Malmo Getachew The onset of Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting lock downs disrupted learning globally and highlighted the need for alternative modes of learning. In an effort to minimize disruption to learning, the Federal TVET Institute in Ethiopia developed and electronic Student Information Management System (eSiMS) for the Institute and its 15 Satellite Campuses […]