Council Orders TVETs to set Own Examinations
In order to make sure that policies governing institutions that provide technical and vocational education and training (TVET) are up to date with the latest worldwide developments, they need to be reviewed.
According to Dr. Lawrence Guantai, chief executive officer of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Curriculum Development, Assessment and Certification Council (TVET CDACC), students in technical institutions need to establish linkages with companies.
Guantai also stated that Kenya’s technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions ought to be given the authority to administer examinations on their own rather than relying on the Kenya National Examination Council.
“TVETs must abandon their traditional methods of instructing students and instead embrace innovative methods,” he stated.
He recommended that trainees spend a greater portion of their time engaging in practical learning in the workplace.
“There is a need for work-integrated policy and strategy and ensure that the students spend more time in the industries so that they are having skills that are relevant in the job market,” he added. “There is a need for work-integrated policy and strategy.”
It was also requested that the heads of technical institutions improve their facilities’ equipment so that it is competitive with that of the labour market.
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In order to educate students in emerging fields like artificial intelligence (AI), the technical school needs to hire more technicians and technologists.
Guantai has requested that all of the trainers properly implement the training programme, which will begin in one month. The harmonisation of training standards will also make sure that students graduate with transferable skills that they can apply anywhere in the world.
In order to improve knowledge and comprehension of quickly changing occupations, technology, and climate change, more than 300 directors of technical and vocational education and training institutions are gathering in Mombasa to discuss leadership development and adaptability to change.
The Ministry of Education disclosed on Monday that the number of students enrolled in TVET colleges has climbed from 92,000 in 2018 to 320,000 this year, marking a significant growth in student enrollment.
Ezekiel Machogu, the Cabinet Secretary for Education, stated that the goal of the TVETs reforms is to better link training with the Bottom-up Economic Transformation Agenda. This would allow young people to obtain the skills necessary for ‘green occupations’ and help reduce the effects of climate change.
Council Orders TVETs to set Own Examinations
