State to start next week with the shortlisting of 2,000 new TVET trainers.
The Ministry intends to hire 2,000 new trainers for technical institutes around the nation, according to TVET Principal Secretary Esther Muoria.
According to her, 1,300 TVET trainers have been hired by the government and are currently employed by a number of institutions.
According to the PS, the tutors received training from the Kenya School of TVET in student-based teaching.
“In order to close the gap in the student-teacher ratio, we have advertised another 2,000 trainers who were going to start shortlisting from next week,” stated Muoria.
She gave a speech on Friday at the 100th anniversary commemoration of TVET held at the Kabete National Polytechnic.
Muoria also admitted that TVET institutes lack sufficient trainers.
“For this reason, the government is stepping up to allow for more immigration. In order for us to hire 2,000 more trainers, the President has authorized funding from the Treasury, according to Muoria.
The student-trainer ratio in TVETs should be 1:20, but it is presently 1:55, according to Education CS Ezekiel Machogu.
According to her, every constituency in the nation will have a TVET facility built by the State.
Every constituency should have a National TVET institution, according to the PWPER’s recommendation. However, the President felt that was excessive,” she remarked.
According to Muoria, there is a TVET torch traveling the nation to help raise awareness of the institutions’ existence as the nation celebrates 100 years of TVETs.
His Excellency lit the TVET flame in the Nyeri National Polytechnic, and it is currently traveling the nation. I believe it is currently in Western from the Rift Valley. After there, it will travel to Nyanza on the Coast and finally return to Nairobi, where the grandest celebrations would take place, the speaker stated.
According to Muoria, the ministry’s goal is to raise public awareness of postsecondary educational institutions.
TVETs, according to her, are the way to go and are revolutionizing both the regional and global economies.
According to her, TVET graduates are readily employed by multinational companies.
“This year, 315 farmers were hired by Hopes, an organization that visited the nation to interview our graduates. Because of their excellent work, other UK residents are being called back, the PS stated.
According to Muoria, TVETs give students employable skills, thus more Kenyans should consider enrolling in technical schools.
She also mentioned that the Kenya School of TVET is retooling its trainers, and she added that the process will be finished by June.
The trainer’s caliber, according to her, is crucial.
In order to assist us in educating our kids, we will also be bringing in retired industry experts and trainers, according to Muoria.
According to her, industry participants will start to arrive at the start of June.
Muoria further disclosed that the ministry is concerned that in the next years, there may be an overabundance of students enrolled in TVETs.
Even if the number of students is not yet at its peak, she said the Ministry anticipates a rise in population.
We don’t have a low TVET enrollment rate. We might eventually become swamped, which is my concern,” Muoria remarked.
According to Muoria, the school has begun providing all of its students with a skills competence certification.
According to her, university degrees issued by numerous universities around the nation are equivalent to the certificates offered at various qualification levels.
“The prevalence of bogus credentials will decline with the aid of this certification. Still, there are many who are simply crooks seeking certification by traveling to unidentified locations. We’ll enlist DCI to handle those as well,” she stated.
The PS urged staff members to begin hiring from TVETS since its graduates have training-related skills and provide value to the workforce.
It is time for Kenya to assess the benefits that have been reaped from the institutions, stated Muoria during the official commissioning of TVETs at 100 celebration.
Principal of Kabete National Polytechnic Patrick Muchemi announced that the ministry has invited other TVETs and stakeholders to celebrate the institution’s 100th anniversary of founding.
He claimed that the State has made significant investments in TVETs and urged other principles to make sure they yield skilled learners who are worthy of the sums of money invested in them.
“Are we equal to the investments made by the government and development partners as TVET managers?” Muchemi took a position.
State to start next week with the shortlisting of 2,000 new TVET trainers.
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