Arusha Technical College Signs Contract For Construction of Regional TVET Institute in Renewable Energy
By Makundi Senzota Arusha Technical College, through the World Bank-funded EASTRIP Project, has signed a Contract for the construction of the regional TVET centre of excellence in Renewable Energy in East and Central Africa at Kikuletwa Campus, Kilimanjaro Region. The contract signing took place at Kikuletwa Campus on 26 October 2022 between Arusha Technical College […]
IUCEA holds sensitisation workshop on Regional TVET Qualifications Framework
By Godwin Bonge Muhwezi On 23rd May 2022 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Permanent and Principal Secretaries from the Ministries responsible for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania signed a communique adopting the Regional TVET Qualifications Framework for the 3 countries. Consequently, IUCEA, the EASTRIP Regional Facilitation Unit organised […]
Industry liaison and monitoring and evaluation specialists enhance their skills in data analysis and industry partnerships
By Godwin Bonge Muhwezi As part of the capacity building efforts for Regional Flagship TVET Institutes (16), the Inter-University Council for East African, the EASTRIP Regional Facilitation Unit, held a capacity building workshop for Industry Liaison Officers and Monitoring and Evaluation Specialists. The training took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and it involved trainees from […]
Meru National Polytechnic Shines at the 2022 Africa Tech Challenge
By: Joseph Orina The Africa Tech Challenge is an international competition sponsored by AVIC international to foster skills development. This year’s competition was on construction engineering technology. The participants were trained online for one month from July 25th to August 22nd, through the AVIC INTL Vocational Education Online Platform. The preliminary competition on “Reading and […]
Meru National Polytechnic in partnership with Arusha Technical College begin to design two long term joint curricula
The Writer at the Cultural Heritage Centre in Arusha By: Joseph Orina The Meru National National Polytechnic RFTI together with Arusha Technical College RFTI have agreed to partner in order to achieve enrollment in long-term programmes. One of the major issues in achieving this DLI is the difference in curriculum designs. The two institutions are […]
KIHBT undertakes benchmarking visit in Ethiopia
By Beatrice Njenga KIHBT, through the World Bank-funded EASTRIP Project organized an international benchmarking mission to Ethiopia. This followed the signing of a Co-operation Agreement (CA) between General Wingate Polytechnic College (GWPTC), Ethiopia and Kenya Institute of Highways and Building Technology (KIHBT) on 23rd September 2022. The agreement required that a joint workplan for implementation […]
Kombolcha Polytechnic College holds progress review meeting
By Amanuel Endris, The EASTRIP at Kombolcha Polytechnic College’s held its performance progress review meeting with the industry advisory board, management members and other key stake holders at Alem Hotel, located in Dessie Town. The Dean of Kombolcha Polytechnic College, Mr. Melaku Aragaw, welcomed the participants to the meeting to review the progress of EASTRIPand […]
Holeta Polytechnic College conducts Industry Advisory Board (IAB) Meeting
By Dawit Tadesse The Industry Advisory Board (IAB) of Holeta Polytechnic College conducted its bi-annual meeting on 27th October 2022 to discuss the annual progress report and workplan. According to the EASTRIP Strategic Investment Plan (SIP) for the College the IAM meetings are held twice a year. The Board is comprised of experts who lend […]
Holeta Polytechnic College establishes Committee for grant and proposal writing to diversify income
By Dawit Tadesse Diversifying sources of revenue for Regional Flagship TVET institutes is important for their growth and ensuring financial financial sustainability. The traditional source of funding for TVET institutions in Ethiopia have been the government and through subventions and tuition/ non-tuition fees paid by parents and students. Revenue diversification embraces not only to internal […]
Holeta Polytechnic College launches a website for information sharing
By Dawit Tadesse A well-designed website is essential for reaching a larger audience and generating more leads or customers and also can help form a good impression on prospective customers. In recent years there has been a shift toward online interactions with social media sites, mobile devices and apps topping the charts. As a result, […]