Education CS lauds TVET’s role in actualization of Vision 2030
Justus Anzaya -PCO
Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has hailed Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) as a key pillar to the actualization of the Government’s Vision 2030 economic blueprint.
Ogamba, who spoke at the Kenya School of TVET during the release of the TVET Curriculum Development, Assessment and Certification Council (TVET CDACC) July/August 2024 Competency-Based Education and Training (CBET) assessment results, said that TVET plays a great role in spurring industrialization in Kenya.
“As the government gears up to achieve Vision 2030, TVET plays a great role in spurring industrialization in Kenya which is a clear step to achieving vision 2030,” Ogamba said.
The CS noted that with successive implementation of the Competency-Based Education and Training (CBET) in TVET institutions, the model is on a good trajectory to equip Kenyan youth with hands-on skills in order to partake in the industrialization of Kenya in order to achieve Vision 2030.
The CS further pointed out that the successful implementation of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) spearheaded by the Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA) is a key testament to fruitful implementation of CBET in Kenya.
The CS said this initiative has brought many Kenyans with skills but without certification into the ecosystem of skills qualification turning out to be an excellent tool for inclusivity and opportunity to Kenyans.
Ogamba at same time added that the government has implemented several key initiatives designed to strengthen the TVET sector, widen access to TVET as well as to improve the quality of programs in TVET institutions.
To ensure that TVET programs remain relevant to the evolving technological changes in the market, the CS said that the government has continued to partner with various industries in curriculum development, assessment, industrial practice and continuous curriculum reviewing.
“These partnerships are instrumental in bridging the gap between education and employment at the same time helping our educational institutions to solve the historical skills mismatch that industries have for along time been complaining of,” the CS said.
He said that the government through the TVET CDACC has developed over 400 competency-based curricula and all of them have been developed in close consultation with industry experts to ensure that every skill taught in TVET institutions is directly applicable to the real-world job roles.
He said in the July/August 2024 CBET assessment results across 252 TVET assessment centers in the country, a total of 59,575 candidates were assessed in 226 qualifications across all levels with 2,929 units of competency.