This archive report was first published on 23 December 2019.
Published on December 23, 2019, a call has gone out to tertiary institutions to tailor their courses to meet the demands of the job market.
According to the Project Management Institute (PMI) Kenya Chapter, there is a significant gap between the training provided by universities and the skill-set required by employers, particularly for project managers.
Chapter president James Wanjagi emphasized the need to address the gap between internship and training to give students a smoother transition into the workforce.
"We want to get involved in policy-making, workshops, and forums with employers, especially human resource practitioners, to demonstrate the value of project management," Dr. Wanjagi said during the PMI professional development day in Nairobi on Saturday.
PMI Events and Volunteer Programmes vice-president Irene Irungu noted that the institute will organize workshops for students to improve their practical skills in training.
"We've had students in project planning and management with very good papers, but when you employ them, you start spending more time and resources training and mentoring them. It becomes expensive for employers," she said.
Only four out of 10 fresh graduates can deliver on projects when employed, Ms. Irungu added.
The one-day event attracted over 120 project management professionals and students, who were encouraged to improve their expertise to keep pace with the fast-changing trends in project delivery.
