Greening of TVET Institutions: A Case Study of the Eldoret National Polytechnic Case Study Session Mr Martin Welinga, RCE North Rift 9th African Regional RCE Meeting 5-7 August, 2019, Luyengo, Eswatini

1. The 9th African RCE Meeting
Kwaluseni, Eswatini, 5th – 7th August 2019
Theme: Accelerating Progress Towards The Achievement of Sustainable
Development Goals
PROJECT TITLE: “Greening Of TVET Institutions: A Case Study Of
The Eldoret National Polytechnic”
RCE, North Rift, Kenya
The Eldoret National Polytechnic(TENP)

2. PRESENTER
Welinga A.M- M.Sc, Environmental Health
A UNEVOC Africa Green Champion,
Chairperson(TENP Green Committee),
Organizing Secretary (RCE North Rift),
Patron(TENP Green Club and a Trainer at TENP
Mobile Number: +254724414162
E-mail Address: welingamartin@yahoo.com

3. To Develop Green Champions at TENP for Sustainable Development
Goal

4. Specific Objectives
 (1) Establish and Use Green Technology (GT) Communication
Platform at TENP and TVET Institutions in Rift Valley
 (2) Train at least three(3) Green Champions from each of the
Departments at TENP and TVET Institutions in Rift Valley
 (3) Establish E-waste Collection centre at TENP for N/Rift and
Western Kenya
 (3) Develop a greening programs for each of the Departments at
TENP and TVET Institutions in Rift Valley
 (4) Monitor, Evaluate and consolidate Greening activities for each
of the Departments at TENP and TVET Institutions in Rift Valley

5. Capacity Development Activities
 (1) Develop a greening Road Map for TENP.
 (2) At least three(3) trained Green Champions from each of the
Departments at TENP and each of the TVET Institutions in The Rift
Valley Region in Kenya.
 (3) Established collaborations on Greening with other institutions
within Kenya and Beyond
 (4) Developed training manual for each of the TVET institutions
 (5) Creation and use of GT Communication Platform for sharing
information done.
 (6) Monitor, Evaluate and consolidate Greening activities for each of
the TVET institutions in The Rift Valley Region

6. Overview of TENP
 A premier TVET National Polytechnic in East and Central Africa
established to by the government, under the Ministry of Education and
managed by a Governing Council.
 Caters for form four (4) school leavers who are either sponsored by
industry or commerce or self sponsored.
 Trainees undertake training programs in order to acquire relevant
technical skills.
 The training programs lead to professional (technician and
technologist) qualifications.

7. Problem of TVET Institutions
 As TVET institution, TENP plays an important role in making
transitions to a low-carbon economy and climate-resilient society.
 It is carried out through the traditional roles of TVET in preparing
learners for the occupational fields and increasing their participation in
the world of work.
 These traditional roles are facing new expectations

8. Why Invest in Greening TVET
 Greening TVET helps production to advance to more environmentally
conscious practices;
 A ‘green’ worker is a more employable worker; a ‘green’ workforce
will enhance the profitability of the enterprise;
 National governments need to seize the potential for job creation by
providing skills needed in the new green sectors;

9. Why Invest in Greening TVET
 Disadvantaged groups in the labour market (young people, women,
 persons with disabilities, rural communities and other vulnerable
groups) require targeted support to develop their potential knowledge and
skills for green jobs.

10. The Eldoret National Polytechnic(TENP) Greening
Institutional Framework
ITEM Type of
Framework
Status
01 TENP Greening
Road Map
Approved by Chief Principal and in use.
02 TENP Green
Champions
Constituted by the 2 Africa Green Champions from TENP after
holding a capacity building workshop for HoDs/HoSs and two(2)
other staff members from each dpt.
03 TENP Green
Committee
The 48 TENP Green Champions identified from amongst
themselves 6 members to constitute 8 TENP Green Committee
(Inclusive of the 2 Africa Green Champions) and
appointed/endorsed by Chief Principal.

11. The Eldoret National Polytechnic(TENP) Greening
Institutional Framework
ITE
M
Type of Framework Status
04 TENP Green Club Trainees identified during tree planting TENP activities with
TENP Green committee chairperson as patron.
05 ISO:2008-2015 TENP is ISO:2008-2015 certified and has Environmental
Sustainability as a procedure.
06 Deptal/Sectional
Green committee
Formed by the TENP Green Champions in their respective
depts./sections.
07
Environmental
Sustainability Self
Audit (ESSA)
An environmental audit report generated from environmental
audit(EA) at the end of every financial year and a copy send to
The National Environmental Management Authority(NEMA) as
a statutory requirement on compliance to Environmental

12. The Eldoret National Polytechnic(TENP) Greening
Institutional Framework
ITEM Type of
Framework
Status
08 TENP
Strategic
Plan
The reviewed strategic plan has given emphasis on Greening of
TENP.
09 TENP
Greening
Organization
Structure
(Organogram
Will arise from items 01,02,03,04,06 to enhance coordination and
implementation of TENP Greening activities. All the internal TENP
stakeholders will be brought on board on matters of Greening TENP.

13. ALGONQUIN/TENP STUDENTS’ ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY/GREENING MICRO-COMPETITION
 Total number of Proposals= 27
 Winning proposals=3
 1. Water wastage reduction and water conservation,
 2. Water waste reduction and conservation during distillation process
in the chemical laboratories at the Eldoret and
 3. Biogas digester: exploiting biomass potential in The Eldoret
National Polytechnic for Renewable energy.
The rest will get certificates

14.  A developed a greening Road Map for TENP.
 18 TVET Institutions in the North Rift Region, more than twenty
thousand(20,000) learners mostly youths reached while 60 green
champions in the North Rift Region Trained and Empowered as
Green Champions.
 Establishment of green Clubs in the 18 TVET institutions in the
North Rift and in the high schools ongoing.
 TENP Green Club= Had Mr. & Miss TENP Environment with
awards given by Algonquin Colleges(Trophies and Certs.
Results Greening Of TVET Institutions/TENP That Are
Accelerating Progress Towards The Achievement of SDGs

15. Results Greening Of TVET Institutions/TENP That Are
Accelerating Progress Towards The Achievement of SDGs
 Environmental Sustainability Micro Project Competition at TENP in
place through established collaborations with Algonquin College,
Canada
 Adopt – a- River Initiative between TENP with NEMA on course,
 E Waste project Launched at TENP for collection(9,000 tonnes since
20170 and Recycling in partnership with Safaricom and Waste,
Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Centre
 Develop training manual for each of the TVET institutions.
 Creation and Use of GT Communication Platform for sharing
information done.

16. Results Greening Of TVET Institutions/TENP That Are
Accelerating Progress Towards The Achievement of SDGs
 Monitor, Evaluate and consolidate Greening activities for each of the
TVET institutions in The Rift Valley Region
 Developed training manual for each of the TVET institutions
 Create and Use of GT Communication Platform for sharing
information.
 Monitor, Evaluate and consolidate Greening activities for each of the
TVET institutions in The Rift Valley Region

17.  Increased Green Champions in the Rift Valley TVET Institutions
and Africa
 Increased Environmental awareness on Sustainable Development in
Rift Valley TVET institutions
 Embedded Green Activities in TVET Institutions in Rift Valley
Region
 Creation of Green Jobs and Green Economy
Impacts of Capacity Development of Green
Champions In TVET Institutions/TENP That Are
Accelerating Progress Towards The Achievement of SDGs

18.  Greening Of TVET Institutions and therefore TENP will help
institutions create an institutional environment that makes it conducive
for institutional stakeholders contribute to achieving the goals of the
SDGs, namely:
 SDG 4 (Quality Education through ESD framework);
 SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation) and
 SDG 8 (Decent work and Economic Growth).
Impacts of Capacity Development of Green
Champions In TVET Institutions/TENP That Are
Accelerating Progress Towards The Achievement of SDGs

19. The Chief Principal Lead other Guests in Tree Planting In the Eldoret
National Polytechnic

20. Adopting -A -River Project, students from different institutions Green
Club led by Mr. Welinga Martin, Eldoret National Polytechnic Green Club
patron

21. Damien Dunne from Algonquin college flanked by TENP green
committee chairperson and member at the E Waste Collection Centre,
TENP for the North Rift Region supported by Safaricom Kenya LTD.

22. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
 UNEVOC on Africa Green Champions- Greening of TVET Institutions
in the Rift Valley region, Kenya,
 National Environmental Management Authority(NEMA) Adopt-A –
River project on Education for Sustainable Development(ESD),
 Algonquin College from Canada, Kenya Education For Employment
Program(KEFEP) and TENP- On current TENP Green club
Environmental Sustainability/Greening Students’ Micro-project
competition,
 RCE North Rift- An advocacy platform for TENP expressing issues of
ESD and Environmental Sustainability/Gr

23. What does it mean for TENP to Go GREEN?
Generate less waste
Recycle everything that cannot be reused
Educate the community on eco-friendly options
Evaluate the environmental impacts of actions
Nourish discussions and activities that integrate
environmental education into existing TVET curriculum

24. THANK
YOU