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An Assessment of Value Creation Practices in Enhancing Marketability of Internally Developed Technology Solutions: A Case of Selected TVET Institutions in Kenya

Kiberenge, Cornelius John; Simiyu, John W.; Kanyeki, Francis G. (Africa Journal of Technical & Vocational Education & Training, 2025)

The core mandate of technical and vocational training institutions is to train for skills acquisition. There is also a realization that these institutions can as well play a significant role in building a knowledge-driven ...

Availability of Competence-Based Teaching/Learning Materials, Tools, and Equipment at Kenya's Coastal Region TVET Institutions

Mwagunga, Mwashighadi P.; Kitainge, Kisilu (African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2023)

Competence-based programs aim to equip learners with skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary for actual workplaces, so the development of these skills knowledge and attitudes takes into account the needs of businesses ...

Challenges of an Online Pedagogy as a Method for TVET Practical Skills Training Delivery and Assessment

Mutebi, Ronald; Kerre, Bonaventure W.; Mubichakani, Joseph (East African Journal of Education Studies, 2023-08)

Natural catastrophes and pandemics have disrupted teaching and learning in unexpected ways, forcing educators to carefully contemplate a future in which the majority of training delivery and assessment may have to be online. ...

Compliance to OSHA 2007 Legislation in TVET Education and Training Centres, Kisumu County, Kenya

Ochieng, Nicholas; Muthoka, Kyalo; Kanyeki, Francis (International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology, 2024)

Occupational Health and Safety refers to an academic discipline area which is related to the protection of the safety, health and wellbeing of people in any kind of profit generating activity. In TVET institutions the ...

Confronting the Challenges of University Technical Vocational Education and Training in Uganda

Agole, Peter; et. al... (African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2022-11)

This paper presents the major institutional, community, national, and regional challenges of promoting effective Technical Vocational Education and Training(TVET) training system in line with the 2030 SDG 4 with a focus ...

The Effect of Work-Based Learning on the Acquisition of Technical Skills amongst Mechanical Engineering Students in National Polytechnics in Western Kenya Region

Lumumba, Wycliffe Migiro; Kisilu, Kitainge; Dimo, Herbert (AJEST, 2022-11)

The right approach to teaching and evaluation of practical subjects in technical colleges is crucial in imparting practical skills and adequate creative power to students in order to meet the requisite human resource skills ...

Efficacy of an Online Pedagogy on TVET Practical Skills Training Delivery: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Mutebi, Ronald; Kerre, Bonaventure Wanjala; Mubichakani, Joseph (International Journal of Vocational Education and Training Research, 2023-08)

To commit to the ‘everywhere’ access to TVET practical skills (at and away from the training institution), there is need for empirical evidence that supports the idea of delivering practical skills training through an ...

Enhancing Green Engineering in Western Kenya: Reorienting Mechanical EngineeringCourses in Technical and Vocational Education and Training Institutes

Isoe, Nyakina Benard; Ndunda, Ndunda Kyalo Muthoka; Okemwa, Peter (Journal of Technology & Socio-Economic Development, 2024)

United Nations instituted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 1992. Sincethen, governments across the globe have been under pressure to promote the advancement of agreen economic regime in their countries. Green ...

Evaluating The Accessibility AndEffectiveness Of Career Guidance Information For Secondary School Candidates On Technical And Vocational Education And Training Courses In Uganda

Mwesigwa, Joseph Samuel; Kitainge, Kisilu. M.; Kiplagat, Hoseah (IOSRJournalofResearch&Methodin Education(IOSR-JRME), 2024)

The purpose of the study was to assess the availability of career guidance information to secondary school candidates in Uganda. This study was guided by the Theory of Enlightenment Education and the Educational Theory ...

An Exploration Of The Factors Affecting Skills Development Amongst Trainees Of Building And Civil Engineering In Technical And Vocational Institutions In Uganda.

Akunda, Timothy; Ouma, Peter; Wanjala, Kerre Bonaventure (IOSR Journal of Research & Method in Education (IOSR-JRME), 2024)

The study explored the factors affecting skills development amongst trainees of building and civil engineering in Technical and Vocational institutions in Uganda. Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) involves ...

Factors Affecting Female Learner’s Enrolment in Technical Courses, At Karumo Technical Training Institute,Meru- Kenya

Irandu, Stephen Mugambi; Kerre, Bonaventure; Kanyeki, Francis (International Journal of Engineering, Science and Mathematics, 2023-06)

Technical courses offers hands-on experience to foster a wide array of self-employability skills among the beneficiaries. However, for a long time the enrolment to technical courses is characterised by low female student ...

How Effective is Vocational Education and Training for Rehabilitation in Kenyan Prisons? A Study Protocol

Mbatha, Clement Muinde; et. al... (American Journal of Educational Research, 2019)

Rehabilitation and reformation of offenders is one of the core functions of the Kenya Prisons Service. Kenya Prisons service has various modules of training that make the staff more effective and professional in carrying ...

Influence of Gender on Course Choice in Vocational Training Centres in Taita Taveta County, Kenya

Chola, Raphael Mwasi; Kiplagat, Hoseah; Mubichakani, Joseph (Journal of African Studies in Educational Management and Leadership, 2023)

Choice of course is a leading challenge in most Vocational and Technical Training Institutions globally. Studies have noted gender challenges as a determinant factor towards effective course choice, an aspect that the ...

Influence of Job Opportunities on Course Choice in Vocational Training Centres in Taita Taveta County, Kenya

Chola, Raphael Mwasi; Kiplagat, Hoseah; Mubichakani, Joseph (Saudi Journal of Engineering and Technology, 2025-01)

Job prospects and labor market conditions significantly influence choice of vocational course. Family enterprises, socioeconomic factors, and career counselling can influence trainees' choices. Guidance and information ...

Influence of Management and Utilization of Electronic Laboratory and Equipment on Skill Acquisition among Technician Trainees in TVET Institutions in Nairobi, Kenya

Okemwa, K. Stella; Ferej, Ahmed; Wanami, Simon (African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2022)

Skill training for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) graduates is very important as it prepares them to enter the world of work. Basic skills in electronics are acquired through regular laboratory ...

The influence of social media tools on public universities in Kenya

Munyiva, Annette; Simiyu, John; Too, Jackson (International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, 2019)

Students in public universities are among the most active users of social media tools and platforms. There is little researchdata on the influenceof social media on public universities in Kenya. It is critical to study how ...

Influence of Socio-Cultural Factors on Female Trainees' Enrollment in Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technician Courses in Bomet County, Kenya

Kemboi, Kipng’eno Hillary; Nangendo, Isaac; Kirui, Peter (International Journal of Education, Science and Social Sciences, 2024-10)

In Kenya, technical fields are key for achieving the Vision 2030 which aims to transform Kenya into a middle-income country by promoting industrialization, technological innovation, and a skilled labor force. However, ...