The Bureti National Polytechnic in Kericho County has embraced the Competency-Based Education and Training (CBET) curriculum, enabling trainees to acquire practical skills relevant to the job market.
TVET Directorate Deputy Director Frank Mukura, commended the institution for embracing CBET, enhancing the quality of its training, and increasing the employability of the graduates.
Mukura, who represented TVET Principal Secretary Dr Esther Muoria at the college’s graduation, said the government was committed to supporting TVETs as they remain the chief enablers of the attainment of Vision 2030 and the sustainable development goals.
“When we look at Session Paper No. 5, it talks about putting that particular weight on TVET. With an enhanced TVET system, we will be able to churn in the skilled manpower that this economy is in need of to move it to the next level, realizing that this is why we are moving away from time-bound training to hands-on training,” said Mukura.
According to him, CBET is advantageous as it seeks to develop competencies such as critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, and digital literacy in learners rather than memorizing facts and figures and thus preparing them for the changing demands of the global economy and society.
Mukuna said the TVET department is partnering with the government for the construction of affordable housing units, county industrial parks, and roads, projects he said double up as training grounds for students, with institutions getting the opportunity to supply other products for those particular projects.
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“We are going to supply labour from our TVET institutions. As you are being trained, you will be paid for the road construction projects going around that particular institution. We have been able to equip TVET institutions with the assistance of the government with state-of-the-art equipment so that we can produce the requisite raw materials that will be required in those construction projects that are going on,” said Mukuna.
Senate Majority leader Aaron Cheruiyot reiterated that the government was actively engaging TVET-trained youth in the implementation of the Bottom-Up Economic Transformative Agenda (BETA) in the areas of affordable housing, agriculture, the digital creativity economy, and SMEs.
Bureti National Polytechnic Senior Principal Sammy Cheruiyot said CBET-based training was designed to equip trainees with both theoretical knowledge and practical skills that instill critical thinking, creative problem solving, and adaptation to the dynamic demands of the global economy.
“Bureti National Polytechnic has fostered an environment where innovation and entrepreneurship are nurtured, allowing learners to become agents of change with a positive impact on society. By embracing CBET, our institution has ensured we graduate as competent professionals, ready to contribute meaningfully to their respective fields,” noted Cheruiyot.
By Kimutai Lang’at
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