Employability

Speaker: Dr. George Mugabe In preparation for implementing the SCP–E projects, this session will bring together the participating and mentor institutions to discuss in detail the progress of the pilot program and the experiences of stakeholders going through the system's change process. The session will also discuss the monitoring and evaluation framework for both the […]

Speakers: Ivy Muthoni, Mohammed Khan As the world of work continues to change with technology and other disruptions, there is a need to rethink workplace training for students in HEIs to empower them to be ready for the jobs of today and better prepared for the opportunities of tomorrow. The session introduces a wide array of Work Integrated […]

Speakers: Mary Kiguru, Prof. Flora Fabian, Dr. David Monk, Albert Luswata This session aims to delve deeper into the disconnect that has been widely spoken about with regard to the development of employability skills, skills profiling, outcomes framing, integrating job market dynamics into curricula, curricula innovation, faculty development for outcome-based curricula, among other dynamics associated […]

Speakers: Karoli Kolokonyi, Nicholas Mwaura Kinyanjui, Maggie Ireri This session will help participants identify indicators for measuring the success of institutional employability efforts and ways to leverage data to inform institutional strategies on graduate employability outcomes. The session is expected to take the form of presentations and a working session for participants to draft ways […]

Speaker: Abigail Welbeck The establishment and sustenance of successful and effective career activities continue to be major challenges for many institutions of higher learning. Sustainable funding is at the core of these challenges, thereby affecting the capability of institutions to maximize the opportunities for optimal empowerment of their graduates for employability before they leave campus. […]