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Business, Technical, Vocational Education and Training Department (BTVET)
This department develops curricular that is skills based and Its activities cut across Primary, Secondary and Tertiary levels of education. The department comprises of three major units. These Include: Business / Vocational Education, Technical Education and training and Information Communication technology.
Business Education Unit: Secondary 0' level
This unit is under BTVET Department and handles business Studies Primary, Secondary and Tertiary levels. It aims at developing learning areas In Business Education and training at different levels; functional, business oriented, skills based, demand driven and market oriented. The unit plans, designs, writes, evaluates and monitors curriculum for primary, secondary and tertiary institutions.
At primary level; Integrated Production Skills (IPS) which Incorporates entrepreneurship has been developed. The subjects at secondary level include; Commerce, Principles of Accounts, Entrepreneurship, Shorthand, Computer Studies and Economics.
At tertiary level, curricula for courses leading to the award of certificates and diplomas that has been developed are; Accountancy, Business Management, Business Studies (General), Marketing, Purchasing and Supplies Management and Secretarial Studies.
Secondary A' level: Economics and Entrepreneurship Education
Tertiary Level
At the Tertiary level, curricula for courses leading to the award of Certificates and Diplomas are available. The Certificate programs include: Accounting, Business Management, Marketing, Purchasing and Supplies Management, Secretarial Studies, General Business Management, Beauty Therapy and Hair Dressing. The Diploma programs include: Accounting, Marketing, Secretarial Studies, Purchasing and Supplies, Journalism and Cosmetology.
Technical Education and Training Unit
This unit deals with practical skill training and education in various fields and levels, cutting across Primary, Secondary and Tertiary institutions.
The role of Technical Education is to identify, train and equip learners with skills in:
- Problem solving In the communities where they live.
- Transforming production in agricultural services, public sector and Industries.
- Widening access to post primary education and training.
- Preparing for entry level Jobs in the workforce.
- Vocationalising Technical Education.
- Incorporating ICT into Technical Education.
- Developing curriculum for the above to cater for formal and non formal programmes.
Technical Education unit plans, designs, implements, assesses the production of skill based, demand driven and market oriented curriculum for Primary, Secondary and tertiary institutions. |
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