Industry–TVET Collaboration Create Jobs for Youths in East Africa
TVET institutes in East Africa have established strong collaborations with industry, resulting in improved graduate employment across the region. Graduate employment rates, among 16 Regional Flagship Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutes in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania, under the World Bank–funded East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP), have risen […]
World Bank VP Lauds Ethiopia’s TVET Model During Visit to Hawassa Polytechnic College
A high-level delegation led by the World Bank Bank Vice President for People, Mamta Murthi visited the Hawassa Polytechnic College, one of the 16 Regional Flagship TVET Institute (RFTI) in Ethiopia under the East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP), funded by The World Bank. She was accompanied by H.E Semereta Sewasew, […]
From Working in Silos to TVET–Industry Links and Collaborations
This publication documents how 16 Regional Flagship TVET Institutes in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania have transformed skills training through strong industry partnerships under EASTRIP—boosting enrolment, employability, and regional integration.It highlights how structured, industry-led partnerships have transformed technical training—raising student enrolment from fewer than 7,000 in 2019 to nearly 58,000 in 2025, boosting graduate employment rates, […]
Africa prepares for Inaugural Skills for Jobs Academy to reimagine Skills for Future
From 30th September 30 to 3rd October, policymakers, educators, industry leaders, and development partners from across the continent will gather for the Skills for Jobs Africa Policy Academy. The event is jointly organised by the World Bank in partnership with the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA). The Academy aims to address the widening skills […]
EASTRIP Centres Move Closer to Delivering Africa’s Skilled Workforce
In August 2025, the East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP) Team, comprising officials from Ministries responsible for TVET, the World Bank Task Team Leaders, and IUCEA staff visited Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Kenya to review the project implementation in the 3 countries. The team noted that there was satisfactory progress in establishing […]
EASTRIP Scholarship Programme at KIHBT Gains Continental Recognition for Transforming Lives
Olivier is a female student currently enrolled in the Craft Certificate in Road Construction program at KIHBT. She is one of the 72 beneficiaries of the EASTRIP KIHBT scholarship targeted at vulnerable young women in Kenya. Despite having scored an average of C- grade in her Secondary Education finals in 2017, Olivier had been hawking coffee and mandazi in […]
Meru Polytechnic Opens Baby Care Centre to Boost Women’s Participation in STEM
Meru National Polytechnic established a Baby Care Centre in a move aimed at tackling gender disparities and encouraging more women to pursue science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses. The facility, with capacity for 35 children, offers safe and reliable childcare for both students and staff, while also extending its services to the wider Meru […]
Women in Technical Education and Development (WITED) Boosts Female STEM Enrolment at Meru Polytechnic
Meru National Polytechnic is steadily reshaping the gender landscape in technical education, thanks to the efforts of its Women in Technical Education and Development (WITED) chapter. As part of the World Bank–supported East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP), the institution set clear targets to increase women’s access to STEM courses. The […]
Breaking Barriers: Frida Gacheri Inspires a New Generation of Women in Electrical Engineering at Meru Polytechnic
In the buzzing workshops of Meru National Polytechnic, amid the crackle of soldering irons and the steady hum of machines, 22-year-old Frida Gacheri is quietly rewriting expectations. A trainee in Electrical Engineering Level 6, Frida embodies the new wave of young women daring to enter male-dominated technical fields and thriving. Her path here was far […]
Regional Staff and Student Exchange Drive TVET Integration in East Africa
Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions across East Africa have deepened cooperation in staff and student exchange to promote regional integration. With funding from the World Bank and the governments of Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania, through the East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP), TVET institutions have developed partnerships to […]