Ministry of education news.In a significant development for Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) in Kenya, President William Ruto has announced the government’s intention to recruit an additional 2,000 instructors for TVET institutions across the country.
This announcement came during the recent Mashujaa Day celebrations, underlining the government’s commitment to bolstering the TVET education sector.
President Ruto emphasized that this decision aligns perfectly with the government’s overarching policy to empower Kenyan youth with practical skills and competencies.
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One noteworthy aspect of this announcement is the collaboration with the government of China, which has agreed to provide equipment to an additional 70 technical training colleges in Kenya.
This partnership seeks to improve access to essential tools and gadgets, ensuring that young individuals can acquire the knowledge and skills needed for future employment opportunities.
What makes this initiative even more remarkable is the backdrop of recent teacher recruitment efforts. President Ruto proudly stated that his government has made significant strides in reducing teacher shortages, with the Teachers Service Commission recruiting a staggering 56,000 teachers in the past year alone.
This stands as the highest recruitment figure in the commission’s history for a single year, marking an unprecedented effort in the education sector.
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President Ruto assured that this momentum will continue, with even larger numbers of teachers being recruited in the coming years to address any remaining shortages.
These developments come shortly after statements made by Esther Muoria, the principal secretary of the State Department of Technical Vocational Education and Training, who expressed the ministry’s commitment to ensuring that each constituency in Kenya has access to a TVET institution.
As of now, only 52 out of 290 constituencies lack such an institution, and construction efforts are underway to address this gap. In the current fiscal year, the government is actively establishing 15 new institutions, with plans for an additional 15 in the next fiscal year.
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Furthermore, there are ongoing efforts to establish regional centers of the Kenya School of TVETs in each former province. These centers will serve as hubs for equipping the youth with industry-relevant skills, strengthening Kenya’s workforce and educational landscape.