[kictanet] KASNEB and Kenya ICT Board?

Wed Sep 10 10:56:20 EAT 2008

Waudo,

I beg to differ (disclosure: probably because I sit on the KASNEB ICT Syllabus Board) on two accounts.

1. That the KASNEB ICT syllabus is for Accountants and
2. That KICT Board should have nothing to do with KASNEB.

Count 1: Syllabi for Accountants?
The KASNEB ICT syllabus is aimed to create mid-level, technical personnel in the ICT sector. Any  doubting expert can visit http://www.kasneb.or.ke/cict.htm to see the course outline which incidentally you (Waudo and I) contributed to in 2005. In addition, this syallabus is already under review by another Task force to make it more relevant (tell me which university/college here in Kenya reviews their syllabus in such turn-around record times?)

Count 2: ICT board has/should have nothing to do with KASNEB?
I think ICT board has an interest in the ICT technical capacity in this country.  It would be futile to market Kenya as an ICT destination, when one knows the gaps or inadequacy we have particularly at the levels that our Polytechnics (now all rushing to be universities) used to address.

Finally, KASNEB has an Accounting background but is moving into providing their Examination Expertise into other areas (ICT, Actural Science, etc) and you are right:-They have a legal mandate and parliamentary basis for this. Something the Computer Soceity of Kenya, ITSA and other ICT professional bodies have sought to no avail.

Probably Waudo, could your worry be that KASNEB maybe introducing 'unnecessary' competition in that space?

walu.

--- On Fri, 9/5/08, waudo siganga <emailsignet at mailcan.com> wrote:

> From: waudo siganga <emailsignet at mailcan.com>
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Review, identify gaps and enhance the quality of the Certificate of ICT (CICT) qualification
> To: jwalu at yahoo.com
> Cc: amosoba at ict.go.ke, "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Date: Friday, September 5, 2008, 6:53 PM
> Why is partnering with KASNEB a "Strategic
> Objective' of the ICT
> Board? Does it mean that the Board sees the running of ICT
> examinations and, presumably, professionalism as a
> responsibility
> of accountants? To me the strategic objective should be to
> ensure
> ICT education and professionalism are established under
> statutory
> recognition in their own right. The only advantage
> accountants
> have is the statutory recognition and if we plan properly
> we will
> reach there. I do not want to derail this new partnership
> but I
> hope it is short term.
> 
> BTW KASNEB does not have the technical capacity to make any
> ICT
> Syllabus. They had to call in a team of ICT experts,
> including
> me, to write the CICT syllabus for them. The syllabus we
> made out
> is geared for accountants.
> 
> Kind Regards,
> Waudo
> 
> 
> On Fri, 5 Sep 2008 15:47:20 +0300, "Al Kags"
> <alkags at alkags.com> said:
> 
>   The Kenya ICT Board and KASNEB have formed a partnership
> to
>   review, identify gaps and enhance the quality of the
>   Certificate of ICT (CICT) qualification that is managed
> by
>   KASNEB and offered by various ICT institutions in Kenya.
> This
>   collaboration will cover, among other areas:-
>   * Working together towards enhancing quality ICT skills
> in the
>     country
>   * Marketing CICT to get industry buy in and endorsement
> at the
>     same level as CPA.
>   * Collaborate in conducting a baseline study/survey to
>     determine the deficiency of ICT skills and type of
> skills
>     required.
>   * Collaborate to lobby for appropriate legal provisions
> for the
>     establishment of an Institute for the CICT graduates,
>     recognizing KASNEB as the examining and the
> certification
>     body for ICT graduates.
>   * Work to gain industry acceptance of CICT certification
> on
>     same quality rating as CPA.
> 
>   The Kenya ICT Board wishes to convene an ICT Public Panel
> to
>   develop industry and stake holder input into the review.
> We
>   invite the participation of key sector players in the
> industry
>   on a voluntary basis, as represented below:-
>   * Industry players (IT products and services
>     suppliers/manufactures including Developer Community,
>     Skunkworks etc)  - 5 representatives
>   * Business Process Outsourcing and Call Centres - 2
>     representatives
>   * Colleges      representatives - 3 representatives
>   * University      representatives - 3 representatives
>   * Student representatives – 5
>   * Related government ministry's representatives - 3
>   * Multinational Corporations - 2
> 
>   TORs of the Panel.
>   To review the state of ICT skills in Kenya with a view to
>   identifying gaps and therefore make recommendations for
>   addressing those gaps as seen in a global context. The
> Public
>   Panel deliberations will be made out of a maximum of
> three
>   meetings at the Kenya ICT Board Offices on Waiyaki way
>   specifically on: -
>   * Tuesday, September      9, 2008 at 10 am
>   * Tuesday, September      16, 2008 at 10 am
>   * Tuesday, September      23, 2008 at 10 am
> 
>   The recommendations will be presented to KASNEB for the
> review
>   of the Certification Curriculum, on September 26, 2008 at
> a
>   venue to be communicated closer to the date.
>   This initiative is guided by the Kenya ICT Board's
> Strategic
>   Objectives, mainly:
>   * To develop and promote competitive ICT Institutions in
> Kenya
>   * To develop and promote competitive ICT industries in
> Kenya
> 
>   TO PARTICIPATE
>   To participate, kindly contact the Public Panels team on
>   [1]publicpanels at ict.go.ke . Please attach a brief profile
> of
>   yourself and the sector that you represent. The Board
> will
>   then formally invite you to participate in the Panel.
> While
>   the formal invitations will be issued entirely at the
>   discretion of the board, the broad criteria for
> participation
>   is as follows:-
>   * Demonstrated experience and knowledge in the sub-sector
>   * Expressed willingness to serve pro bono
>   * Demonstrated general understanding of the educational
>     offering in the sector.
> 
>   We also welcome via email to [2]publicpanels at ict.go.ke
> written
>   submission on this topic, representations and opinions
> from
>   the sector towards this important exercise and they will
> also
>   be collated with the report.
> 
> References
> 
> 1. mailto:publicpanels at ict.go.ke
> 2. mailto:publicpanels at ict.go.ke
> People make a plan work, a plan alone seldom makes people
> work (Confucius).
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