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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Bumula, DAP-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Wanami Wamboka",
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    "content": "On understaffing in the TVET institutions, the Committee observed that the technical and vocational colleges are facing an acute shortage of both teaching and non-teaching staff. The ideal trainer to trainee ratio as recommended by the world bank is 1:25, whereas the Ministry recommends a ratio of 1:30. Unfortunately, in certain instances, the ratio in some courses has reached as high as 1:130. That begs the question of what kind of students come out of these institutions. We must resource the Ministry of Education and be firm with the National Treasury. They used to operate under the funding model called the Differentiated Unit Cost (DUC). They could hardly reach 50 per cent of their bargain in terms of what they were to send to these institutions. This House must be firm. This situation significantly impacts the quality of education and training offered to students. The Committee also noted inequitable allocation of resources in TVETs with some regions having well equipped institutions while others have dire situations with limited-to- deteriorating facilities. We want this House to be firm on the rules of equity and natural justice. Every region must have a share of the national cake. It is sad that some regions in this country have more TVET institutions and institutions of higher learning than other regions. For example, if you go to an area like Turkana, you will get a university that does not look like a university; it is just a university on paper. When it comes to the allocation of resources to these institutions, we ask that this House should be fair and observe equity so that students who will come out of these institutions will be properly equipped for the job market. Each region should feel that it is part and parcel of this country. The Committee recommends suspending the establishment of the new TVETs institutions until the existing ones are upgraded to meet the requisite standards. This will ensure the quality of education and training is enhanced, contributing to workforce and improvement of national competitiveness, prioritising resources, resource consolidation and education optimisation. The Committee recommends targeting neglected regions and prioritising the TVET sector in resource allocation to address underfunding and improve infrastructure. Adequate funding would attract and retain high qualified instructors thereby enhancing the quality of education. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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