The Dual Technical and Vocational Education and Training Programme (DUAL TVET), a component that greatly increased the TVET Program’s reach and efficacy, entered a pilot phase in 2019 thanks to the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM).
The Government of Sierra Leone is aiming to implement the Dual Apprenticeship policy through their the Ministry of Technical and Higher Education (MTHE).
Kenya is one of the nations that the delegation from their Ministry and TVET Coalition is comparing themselves to having successfully piloted and implemented similar programmes.
This study visit’s main goal is to have a thorough knowledge of the Dual System of Learning pilot programme in order to replicate it in Sierra Leone in the future.
The team gave the KAM and a number of training facilities a courtesy call yesterday to learn more about the private sector’s involvement in choosing businesses for Dual TVET collaborations and to obtain first-hand knowledge in the field.
This dual approach, which is based on competence-based curricula, strategically matches the training programmes of Technical Training Institutions (TTIs) with the changing needs of the business sector.
With more than 1,500 young people enrolled in technical training programmes, the project has already produced amazing results.
A noteworthy decrease in the skills mismatch that has historically impacted our local workforce has been achieved, as 1,260 have successfully made the move into meaningful employment.
These figures show the Dual TVET Program’s observable success by representing not simply statistics but also changed lives.
