Improving technical education for human resource training for the realization of vision 2030: A case of technical training institutes.

Abstract

The Kenyan Governments’ Vision 2030 seeks to make Kenya a middle level industrialized nation and improve the economic and social status of its citizens. The realization of this vision will be achieved with adequate human resource at the technology, technician and artisan levels. Technical Training Institutes are charged with the responsibility to train technicians and artisans. Concerns have been raised on the quality and quantity of the graduates coming out of these training institutions. The current study sought to investigate strategies that should be put in place to enhance the training in Technical Training Institutes. Descriptive survey research design was used for the study. Heads of academic departments and students were used for the study. Questionnaires and interview schedules were used for data collection. The study established that training was conducted with inadequate teaching staff and obsolete equipment. The researcher recommends that adequate staff should be hired in training institutions and programmes put in place to upgrade the skills and knowledge of trainers in the light of changing technology. Training facilities in the training institutions should urgently be upgraded. Thus findings of this study will benefit all stakeholders on the critical needs of Technical Training Institutes toward the realization of the Vision 2030.