Big Boost for TVETs As Gov’t Partners With China
In order to enhance training in TVETs across the nation, the government is collaborating with China to import more equipment.
As a result of the ongoing relationship, 154 TVETs now have modern teaching tools, according to TVET PS Esther Muoria on Monday.
“We are about to sign a commercial agreement with AVIC International to bring in the third phase of equipment in TVET institutions to enable real-time training of students,” the representative said.
Aviation Industry Corporation of China is a member of the international ownership company known as AVIC International Holding Corporation.
during the Technical University of Kenya in Nairobi, Muoria was giving a speech during the formal launch of the eighth season of the African Tech Challenge (ATC).
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According to her, Kenya is committed to advancing young skill development training based on their abilities rather than just the certificates they have received.
The state government intends to revamp the TVET curriculum, retrain instructors, and provide students with dual training.
The empowerment of our kids at the TVET level testifies to our agenda of skilling, said Muoria. “We want to get our country to the next level of development.”
An annual event called ATC started on Monday and will last until August 25.
It is aiming for contestants from Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, among other nine nations.
In her remarks, Muoria stated that the ATC represents a turning point in efforts to expand human potential.
She claimed that it is a chance for young people to demonstrate their ingenuity and aptitude for tackling problems at the nexus of science, technology, and innovation.
Students were admonished by the PS to accept the task with an open mind.
We hope to see the marriage of technology and imagination, according to Muoria.
“Leading to breakthroughs that have the potential to completely transform industries, get rid of waste, improve our quality of life, and create a sustainable future.”
Big Boost for TVETs As Gov’t Partners With China
Training and contests in two categories—mechanical drawing and computer-aided design (CAD), software application, and CNC lathe machining—will be the main focus of the challenge.
While the latter will take place at TUK, the former will be conducted on the AVIC International Vocational Education Online Platform, where AVIC International will supply the CAD software.
A team made up of one instructor serving as the team leader and three students competing in the challenge for each category will represent each vocational institution.
Ten teams will represent Kenya.
The training project, according to Ma Chengyuan, chief representative of AVIC International Holding Corporation Kenya, is intended to provide youth with useful skills in a rapidly expanding economy.
He stated, “We think giving our young the tools they need provides them a chance to compete for possibilities in the global economy.
Paul Shiundu, vice chancellor of TUK, said the occasion gives students a chance to display their talents and promote our institutions nationally and internationally.
The main goal of this task, according to him, is to make sure that the enormous advantages of technology can be sustained and so serve as a strong foundation for sustainable growth.
The training and competition’s top contestants will receive fully paid scholarships to famous Chinese colleges.
In addition to various awards, the victors will receive internship and employment chances.
