The formal industrial training system and policy in Kenya: quantitative, qualitative and distributional effects

An economy requires a labour force with the appropriate levels of skills to perform its main functions. In general, skilled manpower is created by education and training. In 1970 the Industrial Training Act was enacted by the Kenyan Government to make provisions for the regulations of the training of persons engaged in industries and to establish training schemes. This paper describes the formal industrial training system and training policy in Kenya, its aims and instruments. The paper presents data from a study aimed at determining the effectiveness of the formal industrial training system in achieving its stated objectives. It presents data on quantitative, qualitative and distributional effects of the training system and policy. Data are presented on the number of trainees and the level of training in seven selected industrial sectors, and on the number and characteristics of companies which perform formal industrial training. Data are also provided on the financial situation and on the distributional effects of the levy funds

Why and How to Build Universal Social Policy in the South

In Confronting Dystopia, a distinguished group of scholars analyze the implications of the ongoing technological revolution for jobs, working conditions, and income. Focusing on the economic and political implications of AI, digital connectivity, and robotics for both the Global North and the Global South, they move beyond diagnostics to seek solutions that offer better lives for all. Their analyses of the challenges of technology are placed against the backdrop of three decades of rapid economic globalization. The two in tandem are producing the daunting challenges that analysts and policymakers must now confront. The conjuncture of recent advances in AI, machine learning, and robotization portends a vast displacement of human labor, argues the editor, Eva Paus. As Confronting Dystopia shows, we are on the eve of—indeed we are already amid—a technological revolution that will impact profoundly the livelihoods of people everywhere in the world. Across a broad and deep set of topics, the contributors explore whether the need for labor will inexorably shrink in the coming decades, how pressure on employment will impact human well-being, and what new institutional arrangements—a new social contract, for example, will be needed to sustain livelihoods. They evaluate such proposals as a basic income, universal social services, and investments that address key global challenges and create new jobs.UCR::Vicerrectoría de Docencia::Ciencias Sociales::Facultad de Ciencias Sociales::Escuela de Ciencias Política