Students at a vocational training school. The East Africa Skills for
Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP) is designed to
support the development and delivery of TVET programmes focused on the
transport, energy, manufacturing and ICT sectors in Kenya, Ethiopia and
Tanzania. PHOTO | NMG
The World Bank has approved $293 million to increase access and
enhance the quality of technical and vocational education and training
(TVET) institutes in East Africa.
The financing, which
is in the form of both a grant and loan, is part of the bank’s efforts
to promote regional integration in East Africa.
The
East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project
(EASTRIP) is designed to support the development and delivery of TVET
programmes focused on the transport, energy, manufacturing and ICT
sectors in Kenya, Ethiopia and Tanzania.
EASTRIP aims to transform the TVET institutes and support industry-recognised short-term training.
“The
World Bank is committed to supporting the development of high quality
skills to expand regional economic corridors and regional infrastructure
projects that can unlock the continent’s growth potential,” said
Sajitha Bashir, the World Bank’s education practice manager in-charge of
the East and Southern Africa region
It is argued that
low levels of education and training impede the productivity of the
African labour force and perpetuate the vicious circle of low economic
growth, low diversification, and low education development, in spite of
gains made in access to secondary and higher education.
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