DIT Mwanza and FTI Ethiopia sign cooperation agreement for staff exchange
By Juma Magambo Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology (DIT) Mwanza Campus and the Federal Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) Institute in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in staff exchange programmes. The partnership will go a long way in contributing towards increased regional mobility of both students and teaching […]
Kenya Coast National Polytechnic enters partnership with Maritime Industry stakeholders
By Rita Mwabonje Kenya Coast National Polytechnic held a Stakeholders’ forum on 17th March 2021 at the Voyager Beach and Resort. A total of 57 Stakeholders from different Maritime Organizations including, Kenya National Shipping Line, Women in Maritime Sector (Womesa), Kenya Coast Guard Services, Kenya Ports Authority, Kenya Ferry Services, Voyager Beach and Resort among […]
The Kisumu National Polytechnic collaborates with Textile industry to develop demand-driven TVET courses.
Creating demand-driven programs requires collaboration between Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutes and industry. In this Video documentary, the staff of The Kisumu National Polytechnic College, the EASTRIP Regional Flagship TVET Institute in Textile Technology, explain how it is making this partnership work. Contributed by Laura Milanyi, the Communication Officer at The Kisumu […]
Dire Dawa Polytechnic College’s female students determined to solve unemployment challenges
By Fenta Nurilign Tsegaye Determined to fight unemployment, two female students, chose to enrol for electric and mechatronics courses at Dire Dawa Polytechnic College in Ethiopia. They had witnessed that their friends and colleagues who had graduated Universities had remained unemployed. “They advised me that studying TVET courses are better than university courses since their […]
DIT Mwanza campus promotes female enrolment in TVET courses through promotional campaigns
By Juma Magambo The Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology (DIT) – Mwanza Campus has taken steps to increase female enrolment in leather products processing and related programmes as it transforms into a Centre of Excellence in Leather Processing and Allied Technologies (CELPAT). The EASTRIP Project Implementation Unit (PIU) and other staff members, have developed […]
Female Students at KIHBT defy stereotypes to excel in Road Construction and Highway Engineering
By Beatrice Njenga Gone are the days when technical courses would be classified in terms of gender. Girls aspiring to enroll in technical courses are encouraged to pursue their interest and take their rightful place in the industry. The Communication Officer at Kenya Institute of Highways and Building Technology (KIHBT) conducted interviews with female students […]
My passion for repairing home electrical and electronic appliances inspired me to pursue a career in TVET
Mesert Fenta Beidego is a 20-year old 1st year (Level 1) student of electrical and electronics course at General Wingate Polytechnic College (GWPTC). Jemal Hassen, the EASTRIP Project Coordinator and Lemessa Demie, the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist at General Wingate Polytechnic College talked to her. Below are the excerpts: What was your motivation to join […]
TVET Experts develop guidelines for staff and student mobility
By Godwin Bonge Muhwezi TVET experts from Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania met in Naivasha, Kenya and virtually to discuss guidelines for student and staff mobility. The guidelines will promote student and staff exchange mobility programmes among TVET institutes in East Africa. The meeting was attended by the National Project Coordination Units and Project Implementation Units […]
20 Young Lecturers Pre-selected for EASTRIP China-TVET Scholarship
By Godwin Bonge Muhwezi Twenty young lecturers from 16 Regional Flagship TVET Institutes (RFTIs) in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania have been pre-selected to receive the EASTRIP China TVET Scholarship to study at Top Universities and Technical Colleges in China. The scholarship will be awarded by the Chinese government, as part of the tripartite partnership between […]
Kengen’s Geothermal Training Centre develops new training programmes
By Anne Sunkuyia KenGen- Geothermal Training Centre (GTC) is currently implementing the 1st phase of Curriculum Development under EASTRIP project, a key project activity under implementation of the project. Under the guidance of the Technical Vocational Education and Training- Curriculum Development, Assessment and Certification Council (TVET-CDACC), the Centre has so far developed below seven (7) […]