Lecturer Industrial Attachment for TVET Teachers in Kenya: Access, Challenges, Opportunities

This study investigated the use of Industrial Attachment for vocational teachers (LIA) as part of the professional development of vocational teachers in Kenya. Despite a positive view and a desire to participate in LIA, participation in LIA remains rare with majority of the respondents indicating that they have never participated in LIA or seen their colleagues participate in LIA. Challenges and barriers to LIA include: lack of awareness about LIA, lack of a formal policy to guide LIA, practical challenges such as lack of time and financial facilitation, and the lack of functional linkages between training institutions and industrial firms. Various recommendations to address the challenges are offered.