Private Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions are now asking the government to place students in their institutions and also grant access to capitation for the students.
Speaking during a graduation ceremony at Uwezo College in Machakos town last weekend, Chairperson of Kenya National Association of Private Colleges (KNAPC) Dr. Ekrah Ndung’u said majority of private TVET institutions had complied with industry regulators to ensure quality training.
She said that such a partnership will enhance the visibility of the colleges and is timely in efforts to develop the country’s human resource capacity to drive the country’s industrialization agenda.
“It is time the government embraced private TVETs because skilled labor is required every day in the country. We are continuously enhancing our curriculums to match industry needs and the government should apply the Public Private Partnership law to offer us support as one way of achieving the 100 percent transition,” she said. “As the government forges bilateral labor agreements with other nations, we should first ensure we have sufficient skilled labor to export.”
Speaking at the same forum, Assistant Principal Secretary in the State department of Devolution, Alfonso Munyali noted that both the national and county governments were working harmoniously to deliver the agenda of growing the country’s economy.
He said the government was keen on working closely with private players in the industry to achieve major development milestones.
“TVET graduates are an important plug in the national affordable housing agenda and our presence here is an indication of the government’s commitment to TVET as a sector and critical contributor to the delivery of the national agenda,” he said.
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Munyali noted that among the steps adopted by the government in pushing the said agenda was the establishment of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).
“Those with certain skills but do not have formal certificates will be integrated in the system by recognizing their skills and formalizing the same to ensure they secure absorption in the industry,” he said.
The College’s Board of Directors Chairperson, Felix Kyengo, revealed that the UK-based examinations body – Institute of Commercial Mangement (ICM) – had officially granted the institution to train and examine various ICM programmes.
By Gastone Valusi
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