Technical Vocation Education and Training (TVET) in Changing Times, a Critical View of Prior Learning as a Link to Entrepreneurship and Employment

Momanyi, Christopher; Riechi, Andrew; Khatete, Ibrahim

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“…In Kenya the Jua Kali sector is considered for its creation of employment opportunities. However, many Jua Kali artisan businesses have stagnated both in turnover and employment (Momanyi et al, 2024(Momanyi et al, , 2022. The Jua Kali sector is viewed by Kenya and its development partners as an alternative to the formal sector in creating more job opportunities.…”

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Decent Work in the Informal Sector and Economic Growth: Jua Kali Artisan Businesses’ Sustainability Challenges in Eastlands of Nairobi

Momanyi

2024

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With the shrinking of the formal employment and the creation of more jobs in the informal sector, a lot needs to be done to create more decent jobs in the informal sector. It seems that most governments have plans to improve the informal sector by supporting in various ways to create decent jobs. The Kenyan government policy plans in recent years have single out the Jua Kali sector as the mainstay of Kenya’s economy in the creation of jobs. There are many efforts by many government departments to lay strategies on how to better the operating capability of the informal sector as the most viable alternative to employment. However, these efforts are being put into test by the inability of most Jua Kali artisan businesses and in general micro small and medium (MSMEs) businesses not surviving their fifth year since their inception. There is a general consensus that the Jua Kali sector is expanding and accounts for 80 percent of new jobs in the Kenyan economy. However, creating decent jobs seems to be a tall order as many Jua Kali artisan businesses collapse by the 10th year after their inception. The Jua Kali sector should not be evaluated only by the number of jobs it creates but also by how many businesses are stable and long lasting in creating and maintaining decent jobs. The magnitude of the informal sector does not reflect the number of decent jobs being created and how long the businesses that create them will last. Data for this research were obtained by a survey carried out in the Eastlands of Nairobi, Kenya by using an interview and observation schedule. The research established that it is only 52.2 percent of the interviewed artisans who owned artisan businesses. Out of the 481 artisans interviewed for this research, 254 had been in the Jua Kali sector within six years, 110 within ten years, 36 within 18 years. Most Jua Kali artisans gained their skills in the Jua Kali sector by apprenticeship (86.3%) while a small percentage (12.7%) trained in Technical Vocational Education Training (TVET) institutions while a further one percent gained their skills in their former employment. Most of the artisans had attained the basic formal education qualifications i.e. primary education (27.9%) and secondary education (47.6%).

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Decent Work in the Informal Sector and Economic Growth: Jua Kali Artisan Businesses’ Sustainability Challenges in Eastlands of Nairobi

Momanyi

2024

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“…Digital connection may be achieved by mobile money digital Digital Skills and Use of Digital Platforms: A Case Study Among Jua Kali Artisans in Nairobi in Kenya applications, but the mobile money digital applications may be limited in the sense that the infrastructure required to develop other innovations on it may be out of reach of informal businesses. Skills acquisition in the informal apprenticeships, is largely thorough "on-the-job training" by observation, trial and error, systematic assessment is not common (ILO, 2018;Momanyi et al, 2022;Njenga, 2023).…”

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Digital Skills and the Use of Digital Platforms in the Informal Sector: A Case Study Among Jua Kali Artisans in Nairobi in Kenya

Momanyi,

Rasugu Riechi,

Khatete

2024

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Context: For many businesses, one of the key indicators in their management is the adaptation of Information Technology in their operations. In Kenya, there has been a phenomenal growth in access to mobile phones, by June 2023, over 66 million mobile phones were connected to various telecommunication operators of which 58.3% were smart phones constituting 67.1% of internet connections. There are many digital technologies which can be adapted to facilitate the processing, dissemination, and access of information. The modern world has become competitive due to the uptake of Information Technology as one of the main business management skill, with the availability of smart phones and many applications that are easily available and easy to use. One of the main beneficiaries of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) is the Jua Kali artisans who are a key player in the Kenyan economy. Entrepreneurial competencies help the growth of businesses along the dimension of innovation. Kenya intends to entrench the use of Information Technology for public service delivery, business, skills, and innovation. The Jua Kali sector cannot be ignored, it contributes more than 80% of the total employment in Kenya. Approach: This research was carried out in the Eastlands of Nairobi, Kenya. Data were collected using a questionnaire, an interview and observation schedule. The study used an interview schedule to collect data from Jua Kali artisans carrying out their artisan businesses in the Eastlands of Nairobi and a questionnaire survey to collect data from a sample of identified Nairobi residents who had engaged an artisan to work for them six months prior to the research. Findings: The research established that most Jua Kali artisans acquired their skills in the Jua Kali sector by apprenticeship (86.3%) while a small percentage (12.7%) trained in Technical Vocational Education Training (TVET) institutions while a further one percent were trained by their former employers. Most of the artisans had attained the basic formal education qualifications i.e. primary education (27.9%) and secondary education (47.6%). The Chi-square (χ²) test was used to test the relationship between use of the basic social media digital platforms in business management and the formal education attained by artisans owning artisan businesses. Conclusion: At 0.05 level of significance (α) the research established that there is a significant relationship between the adaptation of digital platforms in business management and the formal education attained by the artisans.

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Technical Vocation Education and Training (TVET) in Changing Times, a Critical View of Prior Learning as a Link to Entrepreneurship and Employment

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Decent Work in the Informal Sector and Economic Growth: Jua Kali Artisan Businesses’ Sustainability Challenges in Eastlands of Nairobi

Decent Work in the Informal Sector and Economic Growth: Jua Kali Artisan Businesses’ Sustainability Challenges in Eastlands of Nairobi

Digital Skills and the Use of Digital Platforms in the Informal Sector: A Case Study Among Jua Kali Artisans in Nairobi in Kenya

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