Kisii National Polytechnic (KNP) has partnered with Signet International College in Australia to offer a joint curriculum in select courses, enabling the polytechnic’s graduates to work in Australia upon graduation.
The Polytechnic’s Chief Principal, John Akola, states that the polytechnic will offer the Australian curriculum to trainees, enabling them to qualify for employment in various sectors in Australia.
He said the two Institutions will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Electrical, Health Sciences, Building, Civil, Mechanical Engineering and Caregiver trainees to undertake the training.
Australia has a Competence-Based System of Education. Our government stresses practical skills and has embraced module-based learning to achieve it,” Akola said during Prayers Day at the Institution yesterday.
The Chief Principal pointed out that the Polytechnic is aligning its training to be in tandem with the Australian Curriculum, enabling graduates from the institution to secure jobs easily in Australia.
Akola appealed to Heads of Departments (HODs) to focus more on imparting practical skills to trainees, rather than theory, adding that 90 per cent of the training should be practical to help learners acquire more skills.
“We have broken down our curriculum into small units. A Trainee will focus on one thing, train for a short time, acquire skills, be certified and seek a job or be self-employed,” Akola told the gathering.
He said the module-based training will ensure that trainees in Certificate and Diploma Courses are not kept at the Institution for long, noting that it will ease the stress associated with the ‘madness’ of examinations.
The management noted the Chief Principal has put measures in place to ensure the institution’s 12,000 trainees undertaking various Courses have enough learning materials to foster their education.
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Flanked by bishop Ezekiel Ndubi, who led the prayers, he implored trainees to strive to exploit their potential, adding, ” The Institution’s professionals will nurture and expose them globally.”
“Our customers are students. The competition is stiff. Our service delivery should be student-centred. We must aid them to exploit their potential,” Akola said.
Australia, noted the Chief Principal, has a population of 26 million, is highly developed, and offers job opportunities in various industries and other sectors for Kenyan trainees who adopt their Curriculum and pass.
He noted that he travelled to Australia with colleagues from Eldoret, Nairobi, Kabete, and a Director of the Kenya School of Technical, Vocational, and Training (TVET) to explore partnerships that would benefit the trainees in the Institutions.
Bishop Ndubi appealed to trainees to shun vices which will disorient their education and instead work hard to excel in their respective Courses, adding that parents and Guardians sacrifice for their education.
“I pray for peace and urge staff, students and community members to respect each other and work together to support the Polytechnic grow further,” Ndubi pointed out.
Japhet Magara, the polytechnic’s chaplain, implored trainees to donate clothes, shoes, and other items they no longer needed to the Institution, which would then be given to children’s homes to aid vulnerable children.
He appealed to the trainees to adopt discipline and dialogue in resolving conflicts, thereby fostering peace and unity within the Institution.
By Emmanuel Gwakoi
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