Business, Technical and Vocational Training: Are the objectives being met?
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2019
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Budget Monitoring and Accountability Unit
Abstract
The core aim of the Business, Technical and Vocational Education and Training (BTVET) is to promote an integrated, demand driven and competent based modular system. Learners enter the system at various points suited to their skills and needs, with their qualifications certified and recognised at different levels.
The sub-sector comprises of a total of 163 public and private training institutions as well asfirm-based training programmes. The Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) through its BTVET Function and the Directorate of Industrial Training (DIT) provides policy direction, sets skills development standards, coordinates, monitors and regulates curriculum development, licences training institutions, and provides certification and accreditation.
Despite heavy and consistent financial and infrastructural investment in the sub-sector, BTVET has five major challenges. These include; relevance to economic growth, quality of skills provision, access and equity, organizational effectiveness, plus financial and internal efficiency.
This policy brief explores the different investments that have been made in the sub-sector, the current trends, persistent challenges, and proposes policy recommendations.