Background

County Government of Nakuru is seeking to fill the position of Chief Youth Training Officer.

Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities;

• liaising, with youth polytechnics on industrial attachment programmes for trainees;
• organizing seminars, workshops and sensitization programs for Youth Polytechnics staff, coordinating and managing inter-Youth Polytechnics co-curricular activities and creative arts;
• facilitating external examination processes and documentation;
• coordinating data collection, collation and writing of reports on youth polytechnic;
• implementation of programmes, examinations, training standards, staff appraisal, record of assets and skills inventory;
• facilitating and strengthening development of e-learning strategies in youth polytechnics;
• integrating Information and Communication Technology in youth polytechnics curriculum;
• managing inter-youth polytechnic exchange programmes to enhance learning;
• auditing the provision of curriculum support materials, tools equipment in polytechnics; and
• mainstreaming gender and special needs initiatives in youth polytechnics.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Served in the grade of Senior Youth Training Officer for a minimum period of three (3) years;
• A Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: Education or Technology Education from a recognized institution OR A Bachelor’s Degree in Science/Arts with a Post-Graduate Diploma in Education from a recognized institution;
• A Certificate in computer applications from a recognized institution; and
• Demonstrated competence, merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.

• liaising, with youth polytechnics on industrial attachment programmes for trainees;
• organizing seminars, workshops and sensitization programs for Youth Polytechnics staff, coordinating and managing inter-Youth Polytechnics co-curricular activities and creative arts;
• facilitating external examination processes and documentation;
• coordinating data collection, collation and writing of reports on youth polytechnic;
• implementation of programmes, examinations, training standards, staff appraisal, record of assets and skills inventory;
• facilitating and strengthening development of e-learning strategies in youth polytechnics;
• integrating Information and Communication Technology in youth polytechnics curriculum;
• managing inter-youth polytechnic exchange programmes to enhance learning;
• auditing the provision of curriculum support materials, tools equipment in polytechnics; and
• mainstreaming gender and special needs initiatives in youth polytechnics.

• Computer applications
• E-learning strategies
• Information and Communication Technology integration
• Gender and special needs initiatives mainstreaming

• Served in the grade of Senior Youth Training Officer for a minimum period of three (3) years;
• A Bachelor’s Degree in Education or Technology Education from a recognized institution OR A Bachelor’s Degree in Science/Arts with a Post-Graduate Diploma in Education from a recognized institution;
• A Certificate in computer applications from a recognized institution;
• Demonstrated competence, merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.