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From a great past to a greater future
The Kenya Diaspora Conference 2012
Skills acquisition and transfer to Kenya
MK Langat, PhDUniversity of Surrey, Guildford, UK
From a great past to a greater future
Skills & Knowledge acquisition Skills and knowledge are the driving forces of economic growth and social development of any country
This is important given the increasing pace of globalization and technological changes taking place in the world.
Countries with higher and better levels of skills adjust more effectively to the challenges and opportunities of globalization
Olympic 2012 challenges:Security, transport, accommodation, food security, social amenities etc
From a great past to a greater future
As Kenya moves progressively towards becoming a ‘Knowledge economy’ it becomes increasingly important that the achievement of such goals as VISION 2030 should be skill-driven and must be relevant to the emerging economic environment.
How will sustainability and quality be assured?
ANSWER: GIVE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO CITIZENS!!!
- HIGHWAY AGENCY – Maintenance, dealing with accidents - HIGHWAY CARE – Engineers, landscaping - HIGHWAY SECURITY – Security firms, Traffic police - CAR RECOVERIES – Quick responses
From a great past to a greater future
Areas of skills acquisition: Professional, conceptual, managerial, operational behavioural to interpersonal skills and inter-domain skills.How can mass scale skill development in different trades be enhanced?
HIGHER EDUCATIONUG, PG, Further
education
WORK EXPERIENCESDay to day work, trainings, visits
PERSONAL EXPERIENCES
UNIVERSITIES & OTHER INSTITUTIONS
OF LEARNING
UK - >200 HE institutions
VKENYA – ca 35 HE
institutions
STUDENT/LECTUREEXCHANGE PROGRAMS
Infrastructure, facilities,
personnel
Do they exist? YES they do. How can this be strengthened? Role of M.H.E, individual institutions, teachers and all of us
From a great past to a greater future
Skills & Knowledge transfer to Kenya RETURNING RESIDENT WHILE AT DIASPORA
TAKE UP A JOBExercise your skills
SELF-EMPLOYEDEntrepreneurship
CONSULTATIONFormal v informal
ROLE MODEL
COLLABORATE WITH THOSE IN
KENYA
EXPORT SKILLS TO KENYA
SOLVE PROBLEMS AFFECTING KENYA
SKILLS BANK
EGERTON UNIVERSITY
VSURREY UNIVERSITY
ITSKILLS4RURAL KENYA
IMPACT OVERSEAS(DVP)
WORLD FOOD SECURITY AWARD
THE POWER OF MANY BRAINS
From a great past to a greater future
Recommendations
Skills acquisition and knowledge
ACCESS TO INTERNET-GOOGLING-VIRTUAL TEACHING-DATABASES