Germany launches Ksh 22B project for Kenyan youths
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Germany launches Ksh 22B project for the construction of 160 technical training centres Kenyan youths
On Thursday, April 20, the German government announced that it would establish 160 technical training facilities in Kenya to empower young people and close the job gap.
Sebastian Groth, the ambassador of Germany to Kenya, confirmed the decision and said the project will cost Ksh22 billion (150 million Euros).
The institutions, he continued, would be dispersed around the country, particularly in Western, Coastal, and North Eastern regions.
The project is anticipated to give young people across the country the technical skills they need to transition into the manufacturing industry and support the expansion of the economy.
“These facilities will be fully equipped to train the youth on welding, renewable, and e-mobility, and they will spread across Western, Coastal, and North Eastern parts of the country.
“The country is on a path of developing its manufacturing sector and the only way to do that is to have the technical skills required in spurring industrial growth,” he stated.
Additionally, he noted that the development would be done in collaboration with the Toolkit iSkills (TTI), a digital social enterprise that focuses on empowering youth with technical skills.
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TTI transforms and trains youth in Construction, Renewable Energy, Digital Skills, and Organic Farming, and links them to jobs.
“We have designed innovative mobile solar training units based on the expertise of our in-house team and industry experts.
“We broke down complex solar energy learning into easy-to-learn and easy-to-demonstrate practice projects,” Jane Muigai, the Director, and Founder, of Toolkit Iskills (TTI), stated.
Muigai called on the government to encourage youths to enroll in institutions to empower them with relevant skills for the job market.
Aside from other projects, Toolkit introduced the Virtual Reality technology method of training in Kenya and East Africa in 2021 and had since trained 33 instructors and assessors and over 100 youth welders using the technology.
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