CHALLENGES OF THE INTERNAL EFFICIENCY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION TRAINING PROGRAMS IN THE TVET INSTITUTIONS IN NYANZA REGION, KENYA

Authors

  • Nelson Otieno Onyango Department of Education Management and Foundation, Maseno University, Maseno, Kenya
  • James Ochieng Sika Dr., Department of Education Management and Foundation, Maseno University, Maseno, Kenya
  • Julius Otieno Gogo Dr., Department of Education Management and Foundation, Maseno University, Maseno, Kenya

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejes.v9i6.4326

Keywords:

academic performance, dropout, efficiency, TVET sector

Abstract

Globally technical training institutions have been established to promote quality academic and technical-oriented programs. This study was motivated by persistent low enrolment in most TVET programs despite reforms being undertaken by the government to support TVET. The purpose of the study was to analyze the challenges facing leaner’s demand for the science and technology courses in Nyanza Region. The results show that the average teaching workload in the TVET institutions is high at 24 hours per week against the recommended 15hour per week and this has compromised the quality and internal efficiency. The highest teacher/ student ratio was 1:50. This indicated that teachers were overburdened in most cases. In terms of dropout rate; 187 (52.8%) students consider the inability to pay college fees and low entry behavior as the most common challenge causing students to drop out of their training programs in the TVET institutions; more than three-quarters of the training programs have shown moderate average pass-rate and above for the last seven years (2010 to 2016) under study, the highest average pass-rate of 69.0876% was attained by the Institutional Management; with Building and Civil Engineering with an average pass-rate of 54.9487%, Automotive Engineering with an average pass-rate of 42.0523%, Electrical and Electronics Engineering with an average pass-rate of 41.2465% and Mechanical Engineering with the lowest average pass-rate of 33.9714%. Factors affecting academic performance included inadequate teaching staff, inadequate training facilities; low entry behavior. Strategies to improve internal efficiency included hiring more staff and the use of HELB to finance education programmes. The study concluded that there exists inefficiency in the TVET sector and recommends that the government should provide additional resources to the TVET sector.

 

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Author Biographies

  • Nelson Otieno Onyango, Department of Education Management and Foundation, Maseno University, Maseno, Kenya

    Nelson Otieno Onyango is currently a student at Maseno University pursuing Masters of Education in Planning and Economics of Education. Currently, teaching in Mawego Technical Training College in Homa Bay County, Kenya. Contact: nelsonotieno61@gmail.com.

  • James Ochieng Sika, Dr., Department of Education Management and Foundation, Maseno University, Maseno, Kenya

    Dr. James Ochieng Sika is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Education Management and Foundation specialized in planning and Economics of Education. Previously worked as Quality Assurance and Standard Officer with Ministry of Education and Head of department with Teacher Service Commission. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0914-4890. Contact: drjamessika@yahoo.com.

  • Julius Otieno Gogo, Dr., Department of Education Management and Foundation, Maseno University, Maseno, Kenya

    Dr. Julius Otieno Gogo is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Education Management and Foundation specialized in planning and Economics of Education. Previously worked as a lecturer with Pwani University and Daystar University and as a headteacher with Teachers service commission. Contact: jotieno2009@gmail.com.

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2022-06-09

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Vol. 9 No. 6 (2022)

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