East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP) was approved as an IDA Credit and Grant to the amount of USD 293 million regionally to three participating countries (Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania)as implementers and Inter-University Council of East Africa as Coordinator of the project. The main objectives of the project are to increase the access and improve the quality of TVET programs in selected Regional Flagship TVET Institutes and to support regional integration in East Africa. At national level the project supports seven Regional Flagship TVET Institutes with IDA Credit and Grant to the amount of USD 150 million by the facilitation of the National Project Coordination Unit based at Ministry of Labor and Skill. In Dire Dawa Polytechnic College the EASTRIP project granted USD 19,251,652 from the World Bank and the local government contributed 147,000,000 birr as a matching fund. The project aims to supports the development of highly specialized TVET programs as well as industry-recognized short-term certificate level training. The project will train technicians and provide training of teachers/trainers at the certificate, diploma and degree levels, targeting regional priority sectors in • Railway, • Metal Engineering, and • Electro Mechanics Technology based on standards and qualifications recognized by the relevant industries
Skills Initiative for Africa (SIFA) is an initiative of the African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Union Development Agency (AUDA - NEPAD) supported by the German Government and the European Union. The Source of Finance is Finance Cooperation of Germany Development Bank (KfW) with NEPAD/AUDA – New Partnership for Africa Development/African Union Development Agency In Dire Dawa Polytechnic College a project entitled “ICT Skills & TVET Center of Excellence Development for Youth Employment & the New Economy Transformation Project”. The main objective of the project is Increase Access, Improve Quality & Relevance of ICT TVET & Skills Training Programs; and promote youth employment. The total budget allocated for the project is 3,330,000 euro with 10 percent is the local government contribution.
