The Kenya Daily Nation published a ‘Special Report’ today, July 6th, on the TIVET baseline survey produced by the Ministry of Higher Education and Science and Technology and GESCI. The full article can be found on the GESCI site – www.gesci.org/technical-vocational-education-training.html. It’s little wonder that TIVET and youth skills and development are grabbing headlines. A determined government wishes to transform Kenya into a middle-income economy by 2030. They need a skilled workforce to master that transformation, and Technical and Vocational Education and Training institutions are part of the answer. The African Union concur, concluding at their summit last week that the AU and its partners should elaborate a Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) framework, addressing specifically the domains of Agriculture and ICT, while accelerating the implementation of the Youth Decade Plan of Action. With a growing continental focus on youth empowerment driven by the African Union, Ministries of Education, Training, and Science Technology and a large body of European donors encouraging Knowledge Society development, GESCI can expect ongoing coverage of ICT and Skills Development from national, regional and continental media outlets. Read full article: www.gesci.org/technical-vocational-education-training.html.