Abstract:
Skills are a key driver for growth, employment and
competitiveness: they lay the foundation for produc
tivity and
innovation. Investment in training is also an inves
tment in innovation, since much technical change re
sults from
incremental innovations by skills workers and engin
eers on the factory floor. The purpose of this pap
er is to assess
the relationship between technical and vocational a
cquired skills and skills required in job market. T
he study used
questionnaires to collect data from 200 former grad
uates in technical and Vocational Education and Tra
ining
(TVET) in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya. Study findings
provide precursory evidence that some of the skill
provided
in TVET like Interpersonal skills, Personal qualiti
es, Ability to use numerical data, Critical analysi
s, teamwork and
experience are below what is required in the job ma
rket. Nevertheless, TVET institutions were offering
adequate
skills equal to what employers require such as Mana
gement skills, Thinking skills and Creativity and i
nnovative
skills .As such to focus on achieving Millennium De
velopmental Goals (MDGs), Policies and approaches t
o
technical and vocational education and training (TV
ET) need to undergone major re-adjustment to upgrad
e the
skills of those employed in new industries.