CS Machogu, TVET intake ratio surpasses the quantity of teachers.
There is a growing demand for teachers in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions due to an increase in student enrollment.
Ezekiel Machogu, the cabinet secretary for education, stated on Thursday in Nairobi that there are currently 389,962 students enrolled in TVET institutes compared to 7,133 trainers.
The 6th Conference on the Partnership for Skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering, and Technology (PASET) in Nairobi featured a speech by Machogu.
According to Machogu, enrollment has above the suggested 1:20 trainer-to-trainee ratio.
He stated that the current trainer to trainee ratio for TVETs is 1:55.
“The government has recruited 2,000 trainers as part of the continuous recruitment of trainers to address the imbalance,” stated the secretary of state.
According to him, Kenya is modernizing the TVET system to better serve the nation’s expanding industrial and labor market demands.
According to Machogu, TVETs are an effective instrument for preparing young people for the workforce and giving adults opportunities for lifelong learning. For this reason, it is important to give young people access to quality training facilities.
Numerous causes have been cited by the CS as the cause of the large number of students enrolling in the TVET system.
These include capitation for students who enroll in TVET institutions, 100% transfer to secondary school, rebranding, and support for special needs institutions.
According to Machogu, “student interest and government support for TVET have outpaced the current infrastructure, equipment, and support facilities’ capacity to meet the students’ training needs.”
According to him, in order to standardize technical trainers’ service plans and streamline the administration of technical trainers, the government is now examining the TVET system’s legal framework.
African governments, according to Hendrina Doroba, ought to place a high premium on the growth of TVET institutions within their borders.
The manager of the African Development Bank’s division for skills development, human capital, and education is Doroba.
According to her, each nation should establish its own development strategy and seek assistance from development partners.
The governments, according to her, ought to be resolute in deciding how their socioeconomic development will go.
Claudette Irere, the Minister of State for Education in Rwanda, and the Chair of the PASET Governing Council were present throughout the panel discussion.
around the last two days, academics, businesspeople, and governments from all around Africa attended the meeting.
The conversation intended to center on the continent’s future in terms of entrepreneurship, education, and skills.
Leveraging Technical, Vocational and Technical Training (TVET) in the Knowledge and Skills Ecosystem for Africa’s Industrialization was the theme under which the conference was organized.
CS Machogu, TVET intake ratio surpasses the quantity of teachers.
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