Nairobi | 15 October 2026: The KNQA engaged a team from the German development cooperation agency, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), to discuss the Promotion of Youth Employment and Vocational Training programme in Kenya.
The engagement focused on the GIZ Kenya-supported Promotion of Youth Employment and Vocational Training programme in Kenya, which seeks to improve the transition of young Kenyans from vocational training into productive employment by strengthening collaboration between training institutions and employers. The programme responds to the need to address skills mismatches between vocational training institutions and the labour market.
Under the dual training approach, learners combine theoretical instruction with practical workplace experience, helping them develop competencies relevant to employers’ needs.
The approach emphasises industry participation in curriculum development, work-based learning, employer engagement and stronger pathways from training to employment.
KNQA’s mandate in qualifications alignment, quality assurance, registration and verification provides an important link between vocational training and recognised qualifications. Through the Kenya National Qualifications Framework (KNQF) and the National Qualifications Database (NQD), the Authority supports the availability of reliable qualifications information and the verification of credentials.
The engagement provided an opportunity to consider the relevance of Kenya’s qualifications system to employment-oriented vocational training and the importance of coordination among qualifications authorities, training institutions, employers, government agencies and development partners.
