| Project Detail |
The development objective of the East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project for Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Inter-University Council for East Africa is to increase the access and improve the quality of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programs in selected Regional Flagship TVET Institutes and to support regional integration in East Africa. This project has three component. First component, Strengthening selected Regional Flagship TVET Institutes for high quality skills development in priority sectors are to strengthen the capacity of the 16 Regional Flagship TVET Institutes to produce high-quality skills for the regional sector markets in railway, highway, port management, energy, manufacturing, and Information and Communication Technology (ICT).The component will finance the development and implementation of institute-specific Strategic Investment Plan (SIPs). Drawing on international ‘best practices’ of TVET institutional reform, SIP guidelines were developed to promote a virtuous and sustainable cycle of demand-driven TVET program development and implementation, along six interrelated sub components: (a) strengthening governance and management; (b) institutionalizing industrial linkages at institute and program levels; (c) developing market-relevant and competency-based training programs; (d) training managers and teachers or trainers to upgrade their technical knowledge and practical skills, as well as to promote student-centered pedagogy and digital competencies; (e) providing key training equipment and facilities; and finally (f) providing outreach and support for non-project national TVET institutes to maximize the spillover effects of the Project; Second component, Creating national TVET enabling environments will finance the development of policy and guidelines to facilitate student, graduate, and faculty |
