Education Chief Administrative Secretary Hassan Noor Hassan has said the National Communication and Advocacy Strategic Plan will address the challenges facing the Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector in the country.
Speaking today at a Nairobi hotel while unveiling the strategic plan, the CAS said it had become a challenge for Kenyans residing in the northern part of the country to enroll for TVETs courses claiming they are not meant for them.
“We have serious challenges in that area and I am sure that this strategy is going to address that, it is going to be the only way to bring to light all those concerns”, he said.
Mr Noor pointed out that the TVET sector has undergone transformation over the years in view of creating a better training environment for the Kenyan youth.
“We had so many development partners who came on board and we had a complete transformation of the Jua kali sector in this country. That’s when Kigombaa and the Jua Kali sector you see today came on board”, added the Education CAS.
Speaking at the same event, TVET Principal Secretary Dr. Margaret Mwakima reiterated that the strategic plan has been created in response to a timely felt of rebranding training model in order to meet the market demand.
“There is need to not only rebrand but also reposition TVETs in Kenya and streamline all communication and advocacy approaches so that our youth and Kenyans in general can be able to appreciate what the government has done towards manufacturing and industrializing our nation”, explained the Principal Secretary.
Dr Mwakima called on Partners and Stakeholders in TVET sector to adopt this strategy as a tool to guide communication activities to realize the importance, quality, relevance, equity and accessibility to Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Kenya.