Eritrea

Eritrea is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia in the south, Sudan in the west, and Djibouti in the southeast. It  has a turbulent history of colonisation. 

There are increased concerns over the dwindling skills levels of artisans and technicians joining the labour force or production sectors in Eritrea. This means that institutions providing for technical and vocational training have to improve on the delivery of technical and vocational education, among other areas. Improvements include the adaptation of technologies to local needs, industry-centred approaches to course development and adaptation of international instructional materials to local needs. There is, therefore, a need to raise the profile of quality and relevance of technical and vocational education to meet the demand of the market, industry and economy. 

Realising the importance of TVET, the Government of the State of Eritrea has given top priority to the production of high–quality human capital which is highly trained and capable of mastering and exploiting available technology for socio-economic development of the country.

TVET aims at providing access to Vocational High Schools for 10% of the students who complete Grade 10. To ensure adequate supplies of competent, adaptable skills for the attainment of the government’s overriding national development objective, integrated knowledge and skills based education and training will be provided.