Kenya aims to hand out papers to 15 million skilled workers through a new program. The government wants these papers to help street workers move up to better jobs. Already, 5,100 people have received their skills papers, with 700,000 more coming this year. Stanley Maindi runs this plan for workers who learned trades outside school. The program uses tech schools across the country to test these workers.
Eldoret National Polytechnic helps lead these efforts with its chief, Dr. Charles Koech, backing the plan. About 7,000 teachers must learn how to test street workers for these papers. Any skilled person can walk into these schools for testing anytime. The Jua Kali group helps find workers who need papers the most.
The government is pushing this plan to help small businesses grow from the ground up. Workers can stay at their shops for testing instead of coming to school. Nearly 240 schools will join forces to reach workers everywhere. Teachers are training right now to learn fair testing methods. Street workers add much value to the country, which makes helping them important.
Eldoret National Polytechnic helps lead these efforts with its chief, Dr. Charles Koech, backing the plan. About 7,000 teachers must learn how to test street workers for these papers. Any skilled person can walk into these schools for testing anytime. The Jua Kali group helps find workers who need papers the most.
The government is pushing this plan to help small businesses grow from the ground up. Workers can stay at their shops for testing instead of coming to school. Nearly 240 schools will join forces to reach workers everywhere. Teachers are training right now to learn fair testing methods. Street workers add much value to the country, which makes helping them important.
