By KIPKIRUI LANGATIn August, Russia will host in Kazan, the 45th WorldSkills Competition (WSC), a three-day contest aptly dubbed the “Skills Olympics”. INAUGURAL SHOWLast month, Rwanda — together with WorldSkills, Festo Didactic, the AU and the Lincoln Electric — organised a three-day competition to enhance hands-on skills and international exchange of technical skills TVET. According to research by WorldSkills International, 25 percent of the competitors interviewed became self-employed after taking part in the skills competition. The majority indicated that they would not have started their businesses without the WorldSkills training. These are some of the reasons why the TVET Authority plans to initiate steps for Kenya to join the WSC.

Source: Daily Nation December 17, 2018 21:43 UTC