2. EVOLUTION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP
• To close this gap, funds were provided by
ILO Geneva in 1996, to develop a training
package for TIVET Institutions; that
included entrepreneurship education and
business skills.
3. EVOLUTION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP
• The government of Kenya proposed facilitating the
development of the informal industry and ensured
equitable distribution of resources. In 1973, the
government of Kenya recognised the role of
entrepreneurship in creating employment, both in
the formal and informal sectors.
• Towns and cities grew to accommodate thousands
of people migrating from rural areas. Dependable
food sources encouraged more people to build
permanent settlements and homes, and different
social institutions arose around these permanent
structures. Some of these include religious
centres, courts, and marketplaces.
4. EVOLUTION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP
In Kenya the concept of entrepreneurship
was embraced at the end of the 1980’s
and early 1990. This was as a result of
the international labour organisation (ILO)
working in conjunction with the
governments and private sector
institutions in the projects related to SME
development and vocational education.
5. EVOLUTION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP
• entrepreneurship in Kenya started as a pioneer project borne
out of the collaboration among university of Illinois,
International Labour Organisation (ILO), UNDP and KTTC, in
1990.
• It was offered at Masters and PhD levels by the University of
Illinois and KTTC provided the premises and conducive
learning environment. In 1992 the program was transferred to
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
(JKUAT) while at KTTC started its first higher diploma
class in 1993.
• The first class was sponsored by ILO. Since 1995 students
have been paying fees on their own without sponsorship.
Otherwise it was, and still is a popular course. satisfaction
especially with those students who have been attached
and apprenticed at their organisations
6. EVOLUTION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP
• To close this gap, funds were provided by
ILO Geneva in 1996, to develop a training
package for TIVET Institutions; that
included entrepreneurship education and
business skills.
