According to the 2015 World Bank Enterprise Surveys, over 25 percent of the formal firms surveyed in Sub-Saharan Africa identify an inadequately educated workforce as a major constraint, and over 29 percent of all production workers are rated unskilled workers by these firms.
Shortage of specialized technical and vocational education and training (TVET) skills is particularly acute in transport, energy, manufacturing, including agro-processing, and ICT, and this could slow the industrialization agenda.
East African countries have rolled out several transport and infrastructure initiatives, including the Northern Corridor Integration Project
East Africa has experienced technological revolution after liberalisation of the telecommunications sector in the 1990s.
African countries, with support from the international community, have shown strong commitments to transforming the continent
Countries in East Africa have adopted policies and developed cooperation to promote the efficient utilisation of various energy resources available...
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When Liberian student George Bartuah boarded a flight to Tanzania to join the National Institute of Transport (NIT), he carried with him the hopes of thousands of young Africans seeking
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