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    "id": 1087439,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Milgo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Milgo Alice Chepkorir",
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    "content": "Clause 30 (5) speaks on the review of the curriculum that must be given by a gazette notice. The review of the curriculum must take up a frame that is offered by the national Government. In addition to that, Clause 30 (5)(b) is on information regarding the time, place, and manner in which information is obtained to amend the curriculum. Clause 31 speaks on issues that deal with education and training programmes. This Bill sets out and asks the counties to develop county vocational training centres that train on specific skills to fill the gap in those counties. If we were to compare vocational training centres in Mombasa, Kisumu, Bomet, or Nairobi City County, they should be different. Those in Mombasa should develop skills based on the ocean and fish economies as opposed to those developed in agriculture. In Nairobi, it can be based on industrialization. We will set out to go look for vocational training centres that train on a particular skill. We will go to Kisumu for issues related to fish. When we go to Mombasa, it is a blue economy. When we come to the Rift Valley, it is agriculture. We can talk about food and beverages, industrialization, computers, mining, or whatever that is present in the various counties. These vocational training centres are supposed to fill in the gaps that are required in the counties because, as we said, they will provide employment to our youth. They should adopt a trainee centred approach and follow the training standards prescribed by the national qualifications framework. It goes all the way up to Clause 31 (4) which talks about what is specific to those particular counties. Clause 32 talks about examination and competency assessment. This is a function of the national Government in consultation with the county governments that are responsible for ensuring that examinations and assessments are up to standard. Clause 32 (1) (b) talks of the certification. Clause 32 (2) says that the council shall ensure that the skills provided are within the frame set out in the national policy. Clause 33 speaks on how quality will be assured in all the county vocational training centres. Clause 33 (2) speaks on the structures that are put up for purposes of quality, standards and relevance. These structures that are developed must adopt the standards, quality and relevance set out by the national Government, which is quite approving. In addition to this, the quality assurance and standards must ensure that there are processes that ensure continuous review, so that we do not assess a centre once a year and that is all. There must be a constant assessment to make sure that the type of education going on there is in tandem with what is required. Part V talks about transitional provisions. Existing vocational and education training centres realize that this is coming up. In the past, we used to have village polytechnics. They will automatically become similar to the ones that we are speaking to in this Bill. At the same time, they must be registered as fresh, or in this case renew their licenses. They need to apply and register. Clause 34 (5) talks about transition of the same centres from the earlier village polytechnics to the fairly upper standards and with better skills, facilities and infrastructure. That continues all the way to Clause 34(6) which talks about the transition of the existing village polytechnics to the vocational training centres that we are speaking to in this Bill. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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