By Joseph Orina The Meru National Polytechnic in Kenya and Arusha Technology College in Tanzania have combined resource and expertise to develop two Ordinary Diploma Programmes aimed at enhancing technical skills and fostering integration between the two countries. The programs in Multimedia and Animation Technology and Cyber Security are a result of a joint initiative […]
By: Joseph Orina The Africa Tech Challenge is an international competition sponsored by AVIC international to foster skills development. This year’s competition was on construction engineering technology. The participants were trained online for one month from July 25th to August 22nd, through the AVIC INTL Vocational Education Online Platform. The preliminary competition on “Reading and […]
The Writer at the Cultural Heritage Centre in Arusha By: Joseph Orina The Meru National National Polytechnic RFTI together with Arusha Technical College RFTI have agreed to partner in order to achieve enrollment in long-term programmes. One of the major issues in achieving this DLI is the difference in curriculum designs. The two institutions are […]
By Makundi Senzota Arusha Technical College (ATC) in Tanzania and Kisumu National Polytechnic in Kenya have exchanged students as part of the implementation of EASTRIP Project which is funded by the World Bank. A total of twenty-five (25) students studying Renewable Energy and two (2) Staff from Arusha Technical College have been sent to Meru […]
By Joseph Orina The Meru National Polytechnic RFTI and DIT RAFIC completed training of regional students in Gypsum Installation Technology, Graphic Design and 3D Animation and Modelling. The two flagship institutes collaborated to break the regional barriers that include mobile telephone communication, fast transport system and common curricula among others. In this collaboration the two […]
By Joseph Orina Construction of a $4.4 million postmodern regional centre of excellence in building and construction technology has started at the Meru National Polytechnic, as part of the East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP). Speaking during the ground-breaking ceremony at the institution, State Department for Vocational and Technical Training Principal Secretary […]
By Joseph Orina The Meru National Polytechnic College organized a training for its managers to build capacity of its staff to make the Regional Flagship TVET Institute a regional flagship centre in Building Construction Technology. The training focused on the following areas: Job Satisfaction and Motivation, Handling of External and Internal Correspondence, Crisis Management, and […]
By: Joseph Orina The Meru National Polytechnic (MNP) is a government institution under the Ministry of Education (MoE) Kenya, with a core mandate to provide Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET). Currently, the World Bank is financing the establishment and implementation of an East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP), which […]
