Focus on Technical Courses: Machogu Tells TVETS.
Summary:
- Technical and vocational education training colleges offer other courses to increase income streams.
- Colleges focus on equipping learners with training with specific attention on equipping them with industry needs.
The education Cabinet Secretary, Ezekiel Machogu, has warned Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) institutions against including non-technical courses in their course offerings.
According to the CS, many TVET institutions have included these courses in their catalog to increase their revenue streams.
The CS holds that the sole purpose of TVET institutions is to provide knowledge and training on technical courses.
As a result, he has issued a stern warning to TVET institutions on the temptation to start offering other courses on top of the technical courses they are meant to offer.
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“Your work is to offer technical courses and no other courses. Other non-technical institutions can offer other courses,” Machogu said.
The CS articulated the government’s commitment to supporting and promoting over 124 TVET institutions with recourses, including laboratories and educators.
Machogu spoke at an Enhancing Industry Driven Skills Development for Youth Employability conference. The forum played an instrumental role in bringing together many TVET institutions, private and public companies, legislators, policymakers, and other stakeholders in the education sector.
According to the TVET principal secretary, the government is reskilling teachers to reduce the gap between skills and industry needs.
In addition, she argued that the government has put in place a unit for establishing a link between training institutions and the industry. As a result, every training institution now has a liaison officer.
On the same note, CS Machogu argues that this approach is essential in eliminating the disparity between training and skills required in the industry.
Focus on Technical Courses: Machogu Tells TVETS.