Nusra Vocational Training Centre
NUSRA VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE
NUSRA VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE is a MEDA Foundation project which was found the year 2005. Currently the institution offers technical skills training and production services. MEDA-F has taken a step to rescue the young people by initiating a technical training institute called Nusra Vocational Training Centre. ‘Nusra’ is a Swahili word meaning ‘rescue.’
Our Training Courses
Our Background
Nusra Vocational Training Centre has been empowering out of school youth with technical and entrepreneurial skills to enable them to earn a decent livelihood and effectively contribute to the transformation of the Malindi Sub- County community through:
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Increased access to technical skills among the out of school and unemployed youth (by 10% annually)
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Increased retention of youth already at the polytechnic (by 50% annually) and, Increased completion of training courses among youth already at the polytechnic (by 70% annually) By strengthening the provision of technical, vocational and entrepreneurial skills of the out of school youth in Malindi Sub- County
Our Target
Nusra Vocational Training Centre is targeting the following results:
— 01
Empowered youth of Malindi Sub-County and beyond engaged in decent livelihood activities and promoting the well-being of society as a whole
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Improved uptake of quality technical, vocational and entrepreneurial education and training and an Improved status of youth characterized by young people who abhor radicalization, terrorism activities and other wayward and aberrant behavior
The Challenge/ Issue
Malindi is one of the fastest growing towns with a lot of buildings coming up and the need for providing technical support to the growing building industry is enormous. Schools, hotels and proposed companies will require more technical workforce. Hence, the need for a technical training institute to impart skills to meet the increasing demands for such expertise in the job market and in securing meaningful livelihood.
Enhancement of Youth skills training for job creation is a dream of Malindi people and Kenyans at large. Young people in Malindi drop out of school and get lured into early marriage, teenage pregnancy and beach boy activities. Poverty, irresponsible tourism, drug abuse and unemployment have combined to deny these young people a meaningful chance in life.
Consequently, young people grow up lacking basic skills to make them competitive in the job market both for self and other employment. This makes them an easy target for recruitment into radicalization and terrorist gangs. The latter has been rife in the country, particularly in the coastal regions in the recent past in view of high levels of youth unemployment.
