To develop a highly skilled human resource based for appropriate application for STI.
Skilled human resource requirements relate to sufficiency and competence. Although Kenya has a pool of talented human resource, there is a shortage of skilled workforce in many STI fields that support the national priority sectors. In order to develop a highly skilled human resource base, measures will be put in place to improve the national pool of skills and talent relevant to the needs of national priority areas. To this end, a National Skills Inventory and Audit Survey will be implemented to form a basis for targeted long-term development of a human resource base to support the STI sector in accordance to UNESCO’s STI standards.
On the basis of this, a National Critical Skills Development Strategy will be formulated for implementation by 2009. The number of researchers, scientists and engineers will be increased to focus on national priority sectors. Furthermore, the current transition rate from secondary level education to university will be increased and the postgraduate training will be strengthened, particularly in the fields of Science and Technology. Numeracy and literacy levels will be substantially increased by 2012 at all levels of the education system.