Hawassa Polytechnic College in Ethiopia and Kisumu Polytechnic College in Kenya sign cooperation agreement to facilitate regional exchange of students and staff
By Biruk Kassahun Hawassa Polytechnic College (HPTC) in Ethiopia and The Kisumu National Polytechnic (TKNP) in Kenya have signed cooperation agreement to facilitate regional exchange of student and staff under Textile and Garment priority areas. The two parties also held discussions on how to facilitate staff and student exchange, develop bilaterally agreed programmes and share […]
ATC staff train student on how to build a biodigester following industrial attachment
By Peter Kaaya Developing partnerships between Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutes and industry is an important deliverable of the EASTRIP Project. Arusha Technical College (ATC), through the EASTRIP Project, has developed partnerships with a number of industries. Through such partnerships ATC has managed to send a number of its staff for industrial […]
KenGen Geothermal Training Centre begins short course on Sustainable Development Goals in Exploration and Development of Geothermal Resources
By Anne Sunkuyia KenGen Geothermal Training Centre has been in the fore front in sharing its expertise in geothermal energy with other African Countries with geothermal potential. With assistance from United Nations University Geothermal Training Programme (UNU-GTP) an institution in Iceland, the Centre offers short courses where representatives from African Rift Countries meet to share […]
Dire Dawa Polytechnic College provides short term training for technicians on advanced wielding, pneumatic and hydraulics
By Mesay Tilahun Dire Dawa Polytechnic College, through the EASTRIP Project, has been working with industries and partner institutes to institutionalize the institute-industry linkages. It is based on the belief that institutionalizing industrial linkages needs a strong partnership that is based on mutual benefits among industries and TVET institutes. Accordingly Dire Dawa Polytechnic College provided […]
DIT Mwanza Campus graduates are employed within six months after graduation according to graduate tracer study
By Augustin Mbitila Most graduates of DIT Mwanza Campus are likely to get employed within six months after graduation, a recent graduate tracer study has revealed. The graduate tracer study conducted between May and September 2021, revealed that, on average, 70.5% of the respondents reported that they were employed within the first six months after […]
Meru National Polytechnic begins construction of USD 4.4 Million Centre of Excellence in Building and Construction Technology.
By Joseph Orina Construction of a $4.4 million postmodern regional centre of excellence in building and construction technology has started at the Meru National Polytechnic, as part of the East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP). Speaking during the ground-breaking ceremony at the institution, State Department for Vocational and Technical Training Principal Secretary […]
EASTRIP posts good results in midterm review
Godwin Bonge Muhwezi The East African Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP) is currently undergoing mid-term review to assess the project performance among implementing agencies towards attaining Project Development Objectives. EASTRIP is a five-year project funded by the World Bank and the governments of Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania to increase the access and […]
Dire Dawa Polytechnic College tutors have produced a machine spare part for Konel Soap Factory
By Mesay Tilahun Dire Dawa Polytechnic College is strengthening its industrial linkage through providing training for industries’ technicians, identifying & solving industries’ problems and conducting a continuous consultative meeting with the industries. With this regard, the College’s Manufacturing Technology department teachers; Yohanis Teka and Yonas Toum have produced a machine spare part with minimum cost […]
NIT signs enters partnership with Super Star Forwarders for industrial attachment
By Prosper Makene A Logistic and Transport firm, Super Star Forwarders Co. Ltd (SSF) has agreed to support National Institute of Transport (NIT)’s academic staff with industrial attachment in Uganda to improve their skills, knowledge and professionalism. “The Super Star Forwarders Co. Ltd has agreed to our request to support our academic staff with industrial […]
Dire Dawa Polytechnic College Tutors attend industrial attachment
By Mesay Tilahun Dire Dawa Polytechnic College tutors undertook the second-round industrial attachment for work place practical training in Dire Dawa Industrial Park at Andrea Shoes Manufacturing PLC. During the attachment the teachers were not only gathering new knowledge and skills but also providing training for those newly employed industry’s workers. This mutual benefit between […]