The Board has instituted the Continuous Professional Development (CPD) training for engineers which will stimulate economic growth as envisioned in the Country’s development blue print. [Photo/kbctv.co.ke]
The Government is concerned about the low number of qualified professional Engineers in the Country which may have a negative impact in the development and achievement of Vision 2030.
Today there are only 2,100 certified engineers against an expected minimum of 6000 in a 45 million population.
It is for this reason the National Assembly has enacted the Engineers Act of 2011 and created the Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK) to address challenges in the provision of human capital in engineering practice.
The Board has begun a training program that will monitor, enhance capacity and streamline professionalism.
Increased numbers of professional engineers will enhance capacity in various sectors of Agriculture through food security, transport, and manufacturing through proper mechanization of systems, energy and its distribution, building and professional construction.
The Board has instituted the Continuous Professional Development (CPD) training for engineers which will stimulate economic growth as envisioned in the Country’s development blue print.
“The program will ensure that our engineers keep pace with global trends and share experiences within engineering practice while maintaining development of knowledge is key to guaranteeing competiveness of our professionals.” EBK’s Chief Executive Officer Eng. Musuni Mulinge said.
In a bid to discuss and understand the Engineers Act of 2011, EBK held its first stakeholders workshop in Kisumu attracting various stakeholders from the Nyanza & Western region this week.
In a speech read for Permanent Secretary Ministry of Transport Eng. John Mosonik further challenged the Board be innovative in formulating strategies that will ensure that the growing numbers of graduate engineers.
Part of the speech read: “The expectation therefore is for the Board to spearhead the development of the required human resource capacity through consulting with all the relevant stakeholders as well as enforce the Engineers Act to ensure that the public gets quality professional services and to hold engineers accountable to their work.”