Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi
Abstract
The paper presents an overview of technical education in Kenya as
well as of the wide variety of industrial training domains, and the
important parts they each play in the total structure of industrial training.
A comprehensive discussion, and a good deal of data concerning training
schemes of the Directorate of Industrial Training are presented. An effort
is made to highlight the variety of issues and problems involved in the
industrial training levy and rebate system, particularly with regard to the
effect of formal training under the system upon other types of training.
Special attention is drawn to the nature of overall training needs in the
economy and the appropriateness of the response by existing institutions.
The paper presents a cohesive view of the scope and interrelationships of
industrial training activity in Kenya
