By Mesay Tilahun
The Industry Advisory Board was established to strengthen the linkage between Dire Dawa Polytechnic College and the industry. Since its establishment, the Board has frequently met and discussed on various issues to improve the TVET programmes and to address the mismatch between TVET graduates and industries labour demand.
The main agenda of the meeting was to evaluate the following:
- EASTRIP Project implementation status
- Major activities implemented on TVET-Industry linkages
- Report on industrial attachment and practical training for tutors and
- Signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with new partner industries.
During the meeting, members discussed key points and forwarded their recommendation on how to improve TVET planning, curricula and resource development as well as practical training delivery. At the end of the meeting, the Board appointed Addis Ababa Light Railway Corporation’s head as a chairperson of the Board.
The Writer is the EASTRIP Project Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist