NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 31 – Kenya, through the ICT Authority, has partnered with the British Council and UKAID to roll out the development of the Citizen Digital Skills Programme, one of the main pillars in Kenya’s National Digital Master Plan (2022–2032).
In a meeting workshop held in Nairobi, stakeholders discussed five ICT curricula: foundation, basic, intermediate, advanced digital skills, and public sector workforce digital skills.
The workshop brought together over 200 experts who sought to discuss the curriculum and consolidate the feedback ahead of the official launch.
The ICT authority says the final approved curricula will be used to train 20 million Kenyans by 2030 to bridge the country’s digital divide and boost the country’s digital economy.
Speaking at the workshop, ICT Authority CEO Stanley Kamanguya observed that the curriculum will help prepare a labour force that is ready for the digital economy.
“We have called our colleagues in the academia, private sector and development partners together so that we can come up with a comprehensive curriculum that addresses the basic needs of digital skills,” Kamanguya said.
“We have looked at the entire value chain of the education sector so that we have a digital skills curriculum for students in primary school all the way up to the colleges and universities,” he added.
Kamanguya added that the digital economy cannot be realised without empowering the labour force through skills training for the industry.
“As the British Council, we are committed to work together with all partners to make this happen,” said Glady Gatiba, Project Manager, Skills for Inclusive Digital Participation (SIDP) Project at the British Council.
