Journal of Advances in Education and Philosophy (JAEP)
Volume-2 | Issue-05 | 463-466
Original Research Article
Nexus between Public Private Partnership (PPP) and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Institutions on Practical Training; Case of TVET Institutions in the North Rift and Western Regions, Kenya
Keter Julius K, Ferej Ahmed, Kerre Bonventure Wanjala
Published : Oct. 30, 2018
Abstract
Recently, TVET has become a subject for discussion at summits, academic
conferences and at policy circles in most developing countries including Kenya. TVET
institutions facilitate the acquisition of the practical and applied skills as well as basic
scientific knowledge. However, many research findings have revealed that TVET has
been limited on practical skill acquisition in most countries. On the other hand, the
partnership between TVET institutions and private sectors would greatly encourage and
augment a partnership that will result to graduate employability and practical skill
acquisition. Therefore, this study sought to establish the effect of PPP- TVET
institutions collaboration on practical training. Multiple case-study design was adopted
for the study. Purposive and snowball sampling techniques were applied to select TVET
and enterprise officials respectively. Questionnaires and interview guides were used in
data collection. Data collected was analyzed using Multiple Attribute Utility Theory,
(MAUT) and results presented in tabular and graphical forms. The findings indicate that
the contribution of enterprise in establishment of workshops and laboratories, donation
of equipment and equipment sharing was quite low (below 30%). However, the
contribution of enterprise in industrial training and internship stood was excellent (100
%). Majority of the respondents believed that enterprise contribution is considerable
only in the areas of industrial training and internships. Therefore, provision should be
made to involve experts from local industries as guest faculty to conduct practical
classes.