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CORPORATE WATCH
TVET AUTHORITY ALIGNS ITSELF TO THE
GOVERNMENT’S BIG FOUR AGENDA
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TVETA Exhibition At ASK Show,Mombasa CAPA International Conference Prideinn Paradise Hotel Mombasa
The Technical and Vocational “Competence Based Training and “Both apprenticeship and internship help
Education and Training (TVET) Assessment (CBTA) standards and the trainee apply the concepts learned
sector has positioned itself to guidelines developed by TVETA for in class through practice on actual job
anchor and support the Government’s OQNODQ PT@KHSX @RRTQ@MBD SN QD?DBS SGD to enhance skills for employment. Both
current Big Four agenda that revolves objectives and goals of the national TVET apprenticeship and internship also
around the manufacturing, food security, strategy,” demands that all curricula QDPTHQDBNLO@MHDR@MC35$3HMRSHSTSHNMR
universal health and the housing sector. should be informed by labour market to share the responsibility of providing
information. the trainee with the best possible
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Education and Training Authority (TVETA) The Director General also said that through practical training by securing
has partnered with other Government the new framework allows training @M @CDPT@SD KDUDK NE RODBH?B FDMDQ@K
agencies, ministries and other institutions to also establish their own and occupation related competency,” Dr
stakeholders to develop a Competency mechanisms and source for data on skills Langat said.
Based Education and Training (CBET) demand, and the success of training for
system that has integrated work learning, demand by forming a proper relationship “The guiding principle is that as all
trainer development and a strong with industry. parties involved will gain immediate and
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The TVET sector will mainly focus on the strategy. The capacity for apprenticeship
According to the TVETA Director General/ practical delivery system that will have a and internship in Kenya can be enhanced
CEO Dr Kipkirui Langat, the TVET sector correlation with various apprenticeship AXHMSDFQ@SHMFKD@QMHMFHM@KKSGD?@FRGHOR
in Kenya has no choice now apart from and internship programs already projects.”
transiting completely into the CBET undertaken by the government and the
system so as to cement the improvement industry. For this outcome based TVET system to
NE PT@KHSX QDKDU@MBD @MC D?BHDMBX NE bear fruit there is need for education
training in the TVET sector as well as Apprenticeship is the process of providers to have in their ranks highly
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transmitting knowledge and skills in BNLODSDMS @MC LNSHU@SDC RS@? ADB@TRD
the context of the real world of work. It without a pool of relevant TVET
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program to the dynamic labour market the work of the apprentice. Internship on
demand. This gives meaning to realistic the other hand, provides a trainee with an The government is working to develop
BTQQHBTK@ CDUDKNOLDMS VGHBG QD?DBSR opportunity in industry to blend theory a new group of TVET trainers, and the
workplace needs and demonstrates and practice, representing an important upgrading of current TVET in-service
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market,” Langat said. more relevant.
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