By Beatrice Njenga
KIHBT signed a cooperation agreement with the County government of Taita Taveta and recently hosted a delegation from the county to develop a cooperation program on the modalities of implementing the Cooperation Agreement. The areas of discussion were:
- Collaboration to jointly facilitate a programme(s) that will provide mutual benefits, with the aim of guaranteeing acquisition of adequate skills competencies for the trainees as required by the market.
- The County Government rolls out diverse infrastructure projects especially in the road development sector annually.
- KIHBT to maintain a continuous presence within the County and have training activities conducted within the Vocational Training Centers managed by the County Government
- Capacity building training programs for the County Government staff.
We are currently having 3 lecturers on attachment. Two of them are in the State department of public works attached in the building services, Electrical department. They are in their sixth month. The third is attached with Kenya Rural Road authority on Ngong-Suswa road.
In addition, we shall be having about thirty (40) lecturers and Instructors attached to the industry in the month of April. These trainers are professionals in areas such as, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering. Building Construction, Information Technology etc.
The Writer is a communication officer for EASTRIP at Kenya Institute of Highways and Building Technology