Journal of Advances in Education and Philosophy (JAEP)
Volume-2 | Issue-05 | 501-506
Original Research Article
Public-Private Partnership as a Tool to Promote Curriculum Development in Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET): A Case of Rift Valley and Western Kenya Regions
Keter Julius K, Ferej Ahmed, Kerre Bonventure Wanjala
Published : Oct. 30, 2018
Abstract
TVET is very cardinal to any economic development of the country. It serves
to prepare learners with the skills they need to succeed in the workforce and is the
candle of hope lighting the darkness of political inefficiency, poverty and human
degradation. Therefore, the development of curricula content and their implementation
is one of the key competences of instructors in the area of educational planning and
practical training for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)
institutions in Kenya. The TVET sub-sector continues to be challenged by inflexible
and outdated TVET curriculum, mismatch between the skills learned and the skills
demanded by industries, inadequate mechanism for quality assurance, Low
participation of private sector in the curriculum design and development. Therefore, the
present study sought to evaluate the role of public-private partnership in enhancing
curriculum development in TVET institutions within Rift Valley and Western Kenya
Regions. 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. It was found out industry players were not involved in the
reviews and curriculum reviews was reported to be too. The frequency at which
curriculum reviews were carried out was reported to be very low at 5 representing 12.5
%. The use of resource persons from enterprise in curriculum instruction is also very
low at a frequency. The study also reported low donation of instructional materials from
enterprises. Therefore, curriculum planners should review curriculum at regular
intervals in the light of needed skills in modern industries.