Holeta Polytechnic College conducts steering Committee Meeting
By Dawit Tadesse Holeta Polytechnic College held the advisory board(IAB) and Steering committee meetings to discuss progress and annual performance as well as challenges facing the institution.
KIHBT in Partnership with Industry stakeholders and County governments to develop short program courses in Highways Technology
By Beatrice Njenga The Kenya Institute of Highway and Building Technology (KIHBT) in partnership with industry stakeholders such and Transport Division, Taita Taveta County and Laikipia County government embarked on review and accreditation of short programs in the Highway Infrastructure Technology. Two workshops on development of Competency Based Curricula of the following six programmes were […]
Dire Dawa Melka Jebdu Secondary School’s Students Visited Dire Dawa Polytechnic College’s training workshops.
Dire Dawa Polytechnic College has been conducting awareness creation workshops with secondary school principals. The objective of the workshops were to improve the attitudes towards Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) both by students and parents. As a result, secondary schools have begun to bring their students to visit the College. Dire Dawa Melkajebdu […]
Meru Polytechnic conducted Management training to build institutional capacity.
By Joseph Orina The Meru National Polytechnic College organized a training for its managers to build capacity of its staff to make the Regional Flagship TVET Institute a regional flagship centre in Building Construction Technology. The training focused on the following areas: Job Satisfaction and Motivation, Handling of External and Internal Correspondence, Crisis Management, and […]
Dire Dawa Polytechnic College is strengthens linkages with industry through professional training
By Fenta Nurilign Tsegaye Dire Dawa Polytechnic College has strengthened its industrial linkage through continuous engagement and by providing professional training for technicians from industry. Tutors from the manufacturing department; Yohanis Teka and Yonas Toum are working on fabricating machine spare parts (Fly Figure) for Food Complex Share Company which could not be found on […]
Hawassa Polytechnic college supports disabled females to access TVET Programs
By Biruk Kassahun According to WHO, there are an estimated 15 million persons with disabilities in Ethiopia, representing 17.6 per cent of the population. For many, the inaccessibility of built environments is a major obstacle to participating actively in society. In the country, promoting more inclusive societies and employment opportunities for people with disabilities requires […]
Arusha Technical College Grievances Redress Committee to address social grievances
By Makundi Senzota The Arusha Technical College Kikuletwa Campus through EASTRIP project under Environment and Social Safeguard Unit conducted a four-day workshop for 42 members of the Grievances Redress Committee (GRM) on the mechanism to redress social grievances when the project is implemented. The Environment and Social Safeguard Unit Team Leader Eng. Yusuph Bahayuri said […]
NIT signs MoUs for with regional institutions to develop high quality TVET programmes
By Prosper Makene The National Institute of Transport (NIT) has established 13 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with several stakeholders to ensure the development of high quality and market relevant training programmes are well implemented. Speaking in an exclusive interview, the Institute’s Rector Eng. Prof Zacharia Mganilwa said: “Just in one year from August 2020 and […]
Industry-TVET partnerships enhance practical skills of trainers
By Laura Miranyi Tertiary institutions of learning are increasingly incorporating new and improved training methodologies. Industry-TVET partnerships have provided instrumental platforms for staff exchange programs. This key concept is an inevitable practice in narrowing skills gap and is gaining momentum over other existing array of training methodologies. TKNP has in the recent past valued and […]
Kenya Coast National Polytechnic fosters women participation in vocational studies through WITED Network
By Rita Mwabonje Women in Technical Education and Development (WITED) is an initiative seeking to foster participation of women in Science and Technology. WITED, a project conceptualised by the Commonwealth Association of Polytechnics in Africa (CAPA), sought to address the exceedingly low participation of women in science and technical education in its member institutions. Kenya […]