Zetech University has called on the taskforce formed to scrutinise the Competence Based Curriculum to ensure the model is uniform in the entire country.
Deputy Vice Chancellor Prof Alice Njuguna, who spoke during the institution's Open Day in their Thika Road campus, said that ensuring uniformity of the curriculum will ensure all learners undergo equal training regardless of their backgrounds, communities or regions.
The DVC said that the new learning model is imperative in transforming the country since it prepares learners to be innovative and to adapt to the latest technological advancements globally.
“The learning model is more practical than theoretical and will prepare learners to be innovative and hence come up with vital solutions to most ills that bedevil our country and the society,” Prof Njuguna said.
The don said the Competence Based Curriculum (CBC) is what the country needs in enhancing the productivity of the young generation and addressing issues that have affected the youth in the country since independence like unemployment.
“The new system will equip learners with skill-based knowledge that they can use in the future to make a living or meet job market demands. This is what our country needs, a system that will equip, nurture and sharpen our children’s skills and talents which will be of benefit to them and the country in the future. In years to come the issue of unemployment will be a thing of the past,” she said.
Njuguna said that the university is keen on preparing for the new curriculum by putting in place adequate and requisite resources to accommodate students as well as training its lecturers and faculty to prepare them for the curriculum.
She also noted that the university has established a research and innovation hub that purposes to promote and incubate students’ innovations as well as facilitate research and dissemination of findings.
"We believe that the research findings and innovations will provide solutions to the myriad of challenges that the country and communities face. We are keen on promoting research and innovations as well as ensuring the findings are disseminated and commercialized for the benefit of the country, the researchers and the Innovators," the DVC said.
She divulged that the university has invested heavily in information and technology programmes to supplement and fix the skill gaps in the job market, especially through its incubation hub that seeks to exploit innovation and technology as an enabler for job creation.
Prof Njuguna noted that the world has embraced technology and organizations are in constant demand of a tech-savvy workforce that adds value to the market.
“Shortage of critical tech skills in the region is constraining local businesses and slowing economic growth. Individuals and companies must keep up with the technological disruptions, trends, problems, and opportunities to make better and sustainable career, commercial, and institutional decisions,” she said.
