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Kenya is taking skills training online — and building a hub for the whole of Africa

In Nairobi, education leaders have set out a plan to make hands-on skills training easier to reach: digitise assessments, help trainers use artificial intelligence well, and learn alongside other African countries. The talks between the Kenya School of TVET and the Commonwealth of Learning coincided with the launch of the African Regional Centre for Open TVET — a base for open, flexible technical and vocational training across the continent, so a learner far from a big city can still train for a real job.

The upbeat factorpractical skills, carried by phone and laptop to the learners who need them most.
✓ Verified · Education News Kenya · 2026-10-23 · Kenya
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