Determinants of Partnership Practices and Performance of Selected Technical Vocational and Training Education Institutions in Nairobi City County, Kenya.
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Date
2019-07
Authors
Muthee, James Muthaka
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Kenyatta University
Abstract
TVET institutions are partnering with universities to enhance performance, remain sustainable and enhance competitiveness. However, performance of TVET institutions in Kenya has challenges hindering the objectives of the programme. Some public and private TVET institutions have introduced programmes without proper authorization. Poor infrastructure, inadequate and lack of qualified teachers is a challenge that has continuously compromised quality training offered to trainees in TVET institutions. TVET graduates lack competence since they acquire facts, theories and principles for examination purposes but lack the requisite skills and competencies needed in the labour market. The study investigated the determinants of partnership practices and performance of selected Technical Vocational and Training Education institutions in Nairobi City County, Kenya. The study was premised on the following specific objectives: to establish the effect of infrastructure on the performance of TVET institutions in Nairobi City County; to determine the effect of brand status on the performance of TVET institutions in Nairobi City County and finally to assess the effect of credit transfers on the performance of TVET institutions in Nairobi City County. The study design was descriptive research design. The target population comprised of eight TVET institutions that have active strategic partnerships with universities. The sample size consisted of a list of 145 respondents. The study used self-administered questionnaires as the main tool for collecting the data. Data analysis was through descriptive and inferential statistical forms. Findings established that a significant positive relationship existed between infrastructure sharing and performance of TVET institutions. The findings established presence of a significant positive relationship between brand status and performance of TVET institutions. The findings further indicated that strategic partnership in credit transfer has enhanced the competitiveness of the institution’s programmes. It was established that significant positive relationship existed between credit transfer and performance of TVET institutions. The study recommended that the management of TVET institutions should be proactive in creating strategic partnership with institutions of higher learning to benefit from shared infrastructure. This will improve the overall performance of these institutions. The study recommended that to improve performance, the management of TVET institutions should continuously engage in strategic partnership to reinvigorate their programmes, image and overall brand. Finally, the study recommended was that to enhance performance, TVET institutions should get into partnerships with other institutions of higher learning with clear roadmaps on credit transfer policies. An area for further research is a comparative study on determinants of partnership practices on performance of TVET institutions in other counties in Kenya.
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A Research Project Submitted to School of Business in Partial Fulfilment for The Award of Degree in Executive Master of Business Administration of Kenyatta University, July, 2019