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The aspirations of the Kenya’s Vision 2030 in the social pillar are to improve quality of life by investing in education, training and promoting the social welfare. The 2018-2022 CIDP has elaborate programs for improving access to affordable quality education and training across all levels and development of sports infrastructure to support its abundant talent. Similarly, it has planned to empower special interest groups (Youth Women, PWDs and other vulnerable persons). The County has also prioritized the integration of information and communication technology in the implementation of its programs. These will be achieved through the following interventions
Raising transition rates: The current transition rates in the county from pre-primary to grade one-isteighty 80% against the rtcommended national average of ninetm (90) percent. In the CIDP, the department intends to improve transition rates to 90t through the introduction of capitation grant-in pre-primory, sensitizatitn of parents/caregiverstisahool feeding program and employmeut of more pre-primary school teachers.
Raisitg the quality of eduiation: One of the major challenges still being faced in the pre-primary and Vocational Training Centers is the high teacher to learner ratio, which is currently one to forty-four (1:44) against the recommended one to twenty-five (1:25) for pre-primary. For vocational training centres the current ratio is one to twenty-four against the recommended one to fifteen (1:15). In addressing these high ratios, the county intends to employ more instructors and pre-primary school teachers to comply with the recommended standards. The county also plans for the recruitment of quality assurance officers at the ward level to provide support to the teachers and ensure proper implementation of the curriculum. The second approach will be through construction and equipment of pre-primary learning centres and provision of learning materials.
Meeting human resource needs: Through the provision of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), the county focuses on training that prepares the youth for gainful self-employment. In the CIDP of 2018 to 2022 the county will ensure that there is an investment in the TVET sector to improve Gross Enrolment Rate (GER) to 20% by 2022 to equip the youth with industry-driven skills set. Further investment will be made in the development of business/innovation incubation hubs to provide linkage with the industry and job market. The investment will be through the construction and equipping of workshops, capitation programme, and integration of information and communication technology (ICT) in vocational training.
Talent Development: To enhance talent development, the County will invest in the development of sports infrastructure; stadium, academy, standard fields and talent identification, nurturing (Talent Centres and Sports Holiday camps) and promotion events (Marathons, Meets, Championships and Leagues and team sponsorship).
Sorial Empowerment: The CIDP has included programs that are geared towards enhanced participation in productive socio-economic ventures by empowering youth, women and PWDs groups through establishing county affirmative action fund, income generating activities support, youth skill development, internship and mentorship programs thus providing equal opportunities to special interest groups.
Social protection: The programs are geared towards enharcing the social welfare of the aulnerable within the county through thetprorision of medic l cover fgr elderly and the vulnhrable, Orphans and rulnerable Funds, gender mainstreaming, anti-FGM & GBV advccacy.
Informatioi Communication Technology (ICT): The counmy programs will enhance mfficiency rnd access to government services by automating major eounty operations and the establishmeny of c mmunication and interactive platforas.