Samsung Electronics has now partnered with Kabete Technical Training Institute (KTTI) in Kenya to improve the competitiveness of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SME’s).
Through the agreement, Samsung has piloted and implemented an internet hub at the institution with plans to roll out similar ones across country in the next one year.
KTTI is the second internet hub opened by Samsung this year, after PC Kinyanjui through the Samsung social investment initiatives for Africa.
KTTI, which has a student population of 2,100, offers among other courses engineering, mechanical, building, electrical and business courses. A majority of the institute’s graduates work in the SME sector, which employs 70 percent of the working population.
Samsung has donated 20 Laptops and a printer to assist the institution integrate use of ICTs in teaching vocational courses and other technical courses, and provide staff with tools for conducting research and preparing teaching materials.
Samsung has also contracted Technology Partners to roll out this project, train of teachers and support staff using the newly set up Samsung ICT lab at the Incubation Centre. Samsung’s long term plan is to develop ICT skills amongst the students eventually growing the development into an engineering school.
Technical schools were established to develop practical skills and attitudes, which lead to income-generating activities in urban and rural areas through salaried or self-employment. They are also designed to provide technical knowledge and vocational skills necessary for the growth of economic sectors.
Samsung recently launched its Solar Powered Internet School model in the continent. A world-first; exclusively solar-powered, mobile and completely independent classroom is geared at increasing accessibility to education and connectivity across Africa. It is designed particularly for use in remote rural areas with limited or no access to electricity.
The country’s education system provides a wide range of vocational and apprentice programmes as alternatives to general education geared towards preparing students for either self-employment or in general – the world of work.
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