The following activities are all coordinated from the ILO office:
1. INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT AND PERSONAL ACCIDENT INSURANCE COVER
Industrial attachment is compulsory and a vital component in TVET training at all levels. It is intended to provide trainees with an opportunity to acquire and sharpen knowledge, skills and attitudes from a real work environment.
In addition, the trainees are comprehensively insured against any injuries during their training and during their industrial attachment. This is in form of a personal accident cover, which covers them on and off campus.
As part of digitization of processes to improve the efficiency of the ILO Office together with other offices concerned, we have uploaded the following documents on the student portal:
• The industrial attachment sourcing letters for all the courses
• Individual trainees’ insurance certificates
2. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU’S)
The ILO office is also in charge of making collaborations with various organizations in placement of our trainees in industrial attachment and internships. This is done as per the requirements of the different courses offered. In this regard, NTTI has signed several MOU’s with various organizations and we still strive to get several organizations on board.
3. WOMEN IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT- (WITED) NTTI CHAPTER
WITED is a movement tailored to encourage female trainees undertaking courses in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in terms of enrolment, retention and successful completion of their training. As a result, WITED NTTI Chapter committee was launched on 7th February 2023 with the Chief Principal as the patron.
The committee members regularly hold meetings with the female trainees to encourage them involve them in innovations and competitions and invite mentors and alumni to talk to them. This includes Automotive Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Mechanical & Chemical Engineering, Health Sciences, Applied Sciences and Information Communication Technology (ICT)
4. OUTREACH TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS
The ILO office in conjunction with the NTTI marketing team, Deputy Principal – Academic office, Registrars’ Office and Office of Career Services (OCS) has been going for outreach programmes to the secondary schools around Nairobi and the outskirts. The main objective is to market NTTI on all the courses offered and the requirements.
During the visits, we always take time to talk about WITED to the female students where special emphasis is laid on encouraging them to take Mathematics and Sciences seriously and consider taking up STEM courses in TVET colleges and at the universities.