Kenya : Ministry of Education under the Government of Kenya is determined to establish a framework for advancing appropriate skills in youth. The remark was made by the Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed during a breakfast meeting with development partners group on post-training and skills development held at a Nairobi Hotel on Friday.
The Cabinet Secretary said that the ministry is seeking a cohesive and comprehensive skills development framework to provide children entering formal education and training institutions employable skills.
Zeinab Hussain, the Principal Secretary for Post Training Skills Development and Kevit Desai, Cabinet Secretary in Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) shared the meeting along with Ms Mohammed.
Addressing the meeting, Hussein said, “Our aim is to guarantee a seamless transition from Learning to Earning.”
He expressed concerns that Kenya had more managers than technologists, technicians, and artisans. He added that a functioning economy needs more workers than managers.
United Nations Resident Coordinator, and the UNDP Resident Representative to Kenya, Siddharth Chatterjee highlighted the need for Africa and Kenya in order to make investments in the youth.
He mentioned that over 30,000 youth are looking for jobs every hour despite the fact that the nation’s economy can engross only a few of them. He bid the policymakers to help restore the dignity of labour as their work should not be seen inferior to doctors and engineers.
“The Agricultural potential of Kenya is still very high and it has the capacity to provide jobs for youth if given the appropriate skills and infrastructure,” Mr Chatterjee added.
The dignitaries attending the meeting were UNICEF Kenya Representative, Werner Schultink, UNESCO Regional Director-General, Ann Therese Ndong-Jatta, and representatives of Japanese, Finish, and Spanish embassies in Kenya.
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