BY LUSEKELO PHILEMON
25th November 2013
The conference has been organised by Commonwealth Association of Polytechnics in Africa (CAPA) in conjunction with: Arusha Technical College (ATC), National Institute of Transport (NIT), and Vocational Education Training Authority (VETA).
ATC Rector and Chairman of the Local Organising Committee (LOC), Eng Dr Richard Masika said the forum will bring on board different scholars from Africa and across the world.
He said the choice of the theme is based on the recurring issue across many African countries that the skills possessed by the graduates of educational institutions, including TVET institutions, do not match the demands of the labour market.
“There are common complaints from employers that graduates of these institutions nearly always needed extensive re-training before they could become functional in employment,” he said, adding:
“The high rates of graduate unemployment require innovative approaches to self-employment and job creation.”
He further revealed that the Arusha conference will examine a number of perspectives including research and innovation for TVET Institutions’ Sustainability, Competence Based Education Training: Creating opportunities for employment enhancement and Emerging careers and their implications for TVET.
“Participants would also take time to provide mechanisms that will bridge the mismatch between TVET training and labour market skills demand as well as extensively discuss entrepreneurship Promotion for Sustainable Development.”
SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN
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