To train competent and innovative manpower in technical and vocational disciplines to meet the changing needs of industry and society.
Provide quality Technical, Industrial, Vocational and entrepreneurship training programmes.
RVTTI publishes annually periodicals in Afri TVET Journal - www.afritvet.org.
 | 5 June 2018Tknika, a UNEVOC Centre, hosts International Conference on TVETTknika, a UNEVOC Centre in the Basque Country, Spain, organized an international conference titled ‘International Encounters on Vocational Training – Anticipating the Future’. Participants from around the world discussed current and emerging challenges of ongoing digital transformation of industry and businesses, and responding to them through increased collaboration and knowledge exchange. ( more) |
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 | 29 June 20176th RVTTI International ConferenceThe RVTTI 2017 International TVET and Interdisciplinary Research Conference has as its them: Towards collaborative TVET: Promoting Accelerated Sustainable Development. One track of the conference features a Paper Competition on "Greening TVET: Best Practices and Case Studies". ( more) |
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 | 9 February 20172nd RVTTI TVET Innovation Award Contest - Call for ProposalsRift Valley Technical Training Institute, Eldoret, Kenya is launching a competition to uncover the best innovation by students in TVET institutions in Kenya and East Africa Region. It targets innovative technology solutions in all TVET areas including but not limited to: engineering technologies, medical and pharmacy; food and nutrition; enterprise and business processes and ICT. ( more) |
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| 3 February 2017Kenya: National TVET Conference & Skills ShowAt the national conference, the new Kenyan UNEVOC Network member Rift Valley Technical Training Institute (RVTTI) positions itself as a major player in implementation of Kenya's vision to become a newly industrialised middle income country in 2030. More information on the event: http://tvetinkenya.net/ ( more) |
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 | 30 January 2017New UNEVOC Centres in Brazil and KenyaThe UNEVOC Network welcomes its two newest members, the National Council for the Federal Network of Vocational, Scientific and Technological Education Institutions (Conif) in Brazil, and the Rift Valley Technical Training Institute (RVTTI) in Kenya. ( more) |
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 | 22 September 2017World Youth Skills Day at the Nkolbisson's UNEVOC CentreThe UNEVOC center of the Nkolbisson Technical High School mobilized from 1st to 31 August 2017 to celebrate World Youth Skills Day. The celebrations included a training on entrepreneurship and business creation. The training was supported through ICT and also aimed at sensitizing trainees on the importance of gender equity. ( more) |
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 | 22 September 2017Kenya celebrates skillshow, held on 27th and 28th January, 2017 was the first-ever skills and career event in Kenya. Attended by approximately 3,000 youth and parents, the Skills Show featured “hands-on” exhibits which exposed youth to the numerous career choices and training opportunities available in TVET sector. The show encouraged students on the importance of gaining necessary skills to increase their employability. It has been preceded by a conference that gathered 740 participants during two days.
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 | 15 September 2017Improving TVET in Kenya through Life SkillsThe Kenyan Government is integrating life skills into Technical Vocation Education Training (TVET) to ensure technical students are well equipped with skills needed in the labour market.
Combination of technical and employability skills makes TVET graduates competitive. This can only be achieved by looking at the current skills mismatch in the work place and coming up with programs and solution to fill the gaps. ( more) |
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 | 26 April 2017March 2017: Open days at Technical School of NkolbissonThe UNEVOC center of the Nkolbisson Technical High School hosted the opening ceremony of the open days of technical secondary schools in Cameroon, together with UNEVOC centre of IPTI. See attached short report for more information. ( more) |
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 | 7 April 2017Fablab inauguration in Yaounde Technical school of Nkolbisson took part in the inauguration of the first 3d digital laboratory at the University of Yaoundé. As a prelude to the celebration of the International Youth Skills Day of 2017, we will share with the UNEVOC Network the experience and the amazement of the achievements. This digital manufacturing tool is a decisive element in the development of skills in the South. ( more) |
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 | 12 April 2016The Technical School of Nkolbisson holds an open dayThe Technical School of Nkolbisson, a UNEVOC Centre in Cameroon, held an open day on 17 to 18 March where they showcased their programmes as well as UNESCO-UNEVOC's activities and services. The day was opened by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Secondary Education. ( more) |
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 | 20 May 2015eLearning Africa10th International Conference on ICT for Development, Education & Training.
UNEVOC Network pre-conference workshop on 20 May ( more) |
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 | 12 December 2014New country reports in World TVET DatabaseNew country reports have been published for Benin, Cambodia, Chad, Iraq, Latvia, Lithuania, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Qatar, South Africa, Uganda and USA. UNESCO-UNEVOC continues to expand the World TVET Database and more country reports will be available soon. ( more) |
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28 May 2014eLearning Africa 2014: Opening Frontiers to the FutureMeeting the networking needs of the pan-African eLearning and distance education sector, the annual eLearning Africa conference is the key networking venue for practitioners and professionals from Africa and all over the world. ( more) |
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 | 11 January 2009Case Study: TVET in Kenya First volume in the series of Case Studies of TVET in selected Countries. The Case Study of Kaiboi Technical Training Institute in Eldoret, Kenya provides insight into the development of this TVET institution from an originally stagnant and weak school to a prosperous and well-functioning establishment. ( more) |
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