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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) T.G. Ali",
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        "legal_name": "Tiyah Galgalo Ali",
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    "content": "trainings are administered under policy guidelines contained in various Government documents and administrative circulars that are issued by different institutions and agencies. The framework provides for the establishment of industrial institutions and programmes for planning and implementation of industrial training and attachment. It takes cognisance of regional and global trends towards recognition of qualifications across the country. This framework will also provide for harmonisation of guidelines for implementation of industrial training and attachment. The policy intends to strengthen the linkages between training institutions and industries. The scope and application of this particular policy will apply to all sectors of the economy. The policy will also cover all the industrial training and attachment standards, requirements, challenges and interventions and the role of all private and public sector players in the economy that include, among others Government Ministries, departments and agencies, universities, trainees and employees. When we look at the challenges, it also emerged that there is limited data for identifying the ever changing training needs and other needs that are relevant to the policy sectors of the economy. This has led to a mismatch between skills offered by training institutions and the skills needed in the industry. Currently, the national qualification framework for accreditation and equating of certification has been passed by the House and it is now waiting presidential assent. It is also important to note that the country does not have a formalized qualification and certification system for all levels of industrial trainings. There is a limited linkage between industries, trainings and research institutions. This has led to development of poor training curriculum, mismatch between skills acquired from training institutions and the needs of the industries. The financing of industrial training and attachments has been inadequate due to lack of constitutional framework for financing industrial training and attachment. There is also lack of framework for re-training of trainees in order to keep abreast with the emerging areas of technological changes and labour market dynamics. There are also inequalities in accessing industrial trainings and attachment for women, youth, persons with disabilities and those from marginalized areas. The Committee came up with the following observations after interrogating the Principle Secretary in the Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Services, relevant heads of department and after scrutinizing the policy paper. One, there is need for a policy that provides for coordination of industrial training and attachment. Two, a policy that provides for framework for establishment of institutions, programmes and implementation of industrial trainings and attachment and it takes cognizance of regional and global qualifications across the borders. There is also need for a policy that seeks promotion and enhanced industrial training and attachment system to enable trainees acquire practical skills that are relevant to the labour market. The Committee also observed that the matrix of cost in implementing the policy has not been reflected in the sessional paper. The policy also came up with the term “manpower”, which has been used in the policy paper to mean human resources. We noted that this is gender insensitive. We also observed that the Ministry proposes formation of a national qualification authority to be an implementing agency. The Committee recommends the following:- 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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