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Skilled workers without papers get boost as government approves policy

Tassia School's Grade 8 pupils in class during the first day of term One, January 23, 2023. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

The Ministry of Education has approved the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) policy which mainstreams skilled workers in the informal sector who do not have any academic documents.

Through the Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA), the policy will be launched mid-next month with hundreds of immigrants and refugees set to be among the beneficiaries.

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