This paper is published in Volume-7, Issue-6, 2021
Area
Education
Author
Aluoch John Rays Jeremy, Dr. Hosea Kiplagat, Christopher Wosyianju
Org/Univ
University of Eldoret, Eldoret, Kenya, Kenya
Pub. Date
16 December, 2021
Paper ID
V7I6-1283
Publisher
Keywords
TVET Institutions, Labour Market, Engineering Departments, Relevant TVET Programs

Citationsacebook

IEEE
Aluoch John Rays Jeremy, Dr. Hosea Kiplagat, Christopher Wosyianju. The relevance of TVET education in preparing graduates for the labor market in Kenya, International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, www.IJARIIT.com.

APA
Aluoch John Rays Jeremy, Dr. Hosea Kiplagat, Christopher Wosyianju (2021). The relevance of TVET education in preparing graduates for the labor market in Kenya. International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, 7(6) www.IJARIIT.com.

MLA
Aluoch John Rays Jeremy, Dr. Hosea Kiplagat, Christopher Wosyianju. "The relevance of TVET education in preparing graduates for the labor market in Kenya." International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology 7.6 (2021). www.IJARIIT.com.

Abstract

The economy of Kenya is an industrializing one with a number of manufacturing and service industries and robust service sectors that are all well established. In order to support the continued growth of these industries, it is necessary to ensure that the TVET training institutions produce graduates with competencies that are relevant to the world of work. This study sought to assess the relevance of TVET education in preparing graduates for the labor market. The research design employed was a simple random sampling method with a sample population of 91 comprising of TVET graduates and the Heads of Departments drawn from TVET institutions engineering departments in Rift Valley and Nairobi regions. A large number of the academic Heads of Department in TVET institutions respondents disagreed that the skills and experience in training prepare the graduate well for the labor market. The majority of the graduate respondents disagreed that the skills and experience in training prepare graduates ready for the labor market. This study was guided by one research objective, to determine the relevance of TVET education in preparing graduates for the labor market.