Employers taking over training to bridge skills gap

'Graduate trainees'

Many corporates are now establishing academies to train fresh graduates. According to the 2018 Skills Mismatch Report, employers are spending an average of Sh20,000 to train new employees. We speak to employers who are providing skills outside the classroom to boost employability.

Allan Juma was an IT student at Jomo Kenyatta University of Science and Technology (JKuat) when he landed an Android engineer job at Twiga Foods. Juma had concurrently enrolled for additional skills training in software development at an international IT firm headquartered in Nairobi. A friend had casually requested him to apply for the second phase of Andela Learning Community (ALC) programme. Then a flagship project in Kenya, the opportunity was offered by the software development company in partnership with Google and Microsoft to provide learning and mentorship in web and mobile development.