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viii. Kenya Institute of Advanced Technology, 

KAIST

This state of the art postgraduate university is under 

development in Konza Technopolis and will be an in-

dustry scientific research centre that will train students 

on industry specific courses to enable Kenya to devel-

op adequate manpower that will provide technological 

solutions that will support the digital economy.

7.7 RECOMMENDATIONS

The ICT skills gap among youth is a primary barrier to 

youth employment in the digital jobs sector. The fol-

lowing recommendations, namely curriculum review, 

Re-tooling of faculty and implementation, internship 

and apprenticeship programs, and mentorship opportu-

nities, and use of MOOCs, are some avenues that may 

help bridge this gap. The following will be considered;

1.  Curriculum Review and Development for ICT-re-

lated training programmes 

2.  Retooling of advanced digital skills  trainers 

3.  Internship and Apprenticeship Programs in ad-

vanced digital skills 

4.  Mentorship Opportunities in the area of advanced 

digital skills 

5.  Leveraging existing online training resources e.g. 

MOOCs and 

6.  Online Work opportunities for graduates with ad-

vanced digital skills

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CHAPTER 8.0 CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES