[kictanet] Software Certification Kenya. ICT Board Project to support the BPO/ITES sector

Tue Feb 2 14:03:00 EAT 2010

after they pass ...

:)

On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 1:58 PM, James Muendo <timrick at gmail.com> wrote:

>  Liko et al,
>
> I would have to go with you on the option of sponsorship.Again,so that we
> fuifuil that they is no free lunch in this world,the candidate should be
> given some cost to cater for him/herself in-oder to ensure theu understand
> how serious it can be. Say Government 60 - 70% and the other cost id footed
> by the candidates.
>
> 1 Cent
>
>
> Regards;
>
>
> On 02/02/2010 13:31, Agosta Liko wrote:
>
> Paul
>
> for this software certification program .... how much will be spent ?
>
> instead of creating a Kenyan cert that will have no global value or that
> will not make sense to any international employer why dont you just give a
> 50% coupon to enable Kenyans to sit their linux, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP
> Certifications ?
>
> or even better, you can refund 80% when a Kenyan techie passes a cert exam
> {I learnt that people were complaining about cost of international certs}
>
> this is where am coming from - Kenyan Drs usually have to resit exams etc
> etc to practice in other countries ... IT is a good area because certs are
> global (CCIE is known worldwide) ... why cant we stick to what works
>
> Again ... maybe other software outsourcing operators have been asked for
> certs ... but am sure they were asking for the globally recognized ones
>
> Can we just cancel this one ? its too much work for nothing ... {a Kenyan
> Cert in software development} ...
>
> and if you go ahead {which is most likely the case} .. please make it
> optional ?
>
> my two cents
>
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 11:26 AM, Paul Kukubo <pkukubo at ict.go.ke> wrote:
>
>> Thank you for your questions. many have written to me directly to seek
>> clarification.
>>
>>
>>  I have received a flurry of questions on the status report and I will
>> respond to those that are of a recurring nature directly on this list while
>> pointing listers to the website www.ict.go.ke for more information and
>> updates on aspect of the projects.
>>
>> *
>> *
>>
>> *Objective of the assignment*
>>
>> The objective of this assignment is to recruit a leading international
>> academic institution or standards body to develop and implement an
>> internationally recognized and sustainable software developer certification
>> program (Certification Program) for Kenya. The Certification Program will
>> have multiple components, including content and processes for local software
>> developers to prepare, register and be certified; an Internet enabled
>> credentialing program; and an initial pilot testing, evaluation and fine
>> tuning of the Certification Program. The program should be underpinned by a
>> sustainable business model.**
>>
>>
>>  * Scope of services*
>>
>> i.  *Inception Report and Business Plan:*  Provide an Inception Report
>> that contains a description of start-up activities, the detailed work plan,
>> methodologies, and an estimate of the time allocation for involved personnel
>> from both the Government of Kenya and the organization’s team. In addition,
>> to provide a business plan that spells out the resources to be deployed and
>> the results proposed to be achieved. The business plan should also propose
>> long term, sustainable business model options for the Certification Program.
>>
>> ii.                 *Content Development:* Develop appropriate content
>> for certification in close collaboration with relevant partners; including
>> leading international and local IT companies, academic institutions,
>> governments, international standards bodies and industry/trade associations.
>> The developed content should have their explicit support in terms of
>> relevance and quality, be based on the latest technologies and extensible to
>> address the major languages (C, C++, Java), operating systems, language
>> combinations, and software development tools and environments.
>>
>> iii.               *Certification Process Development: *Develop an
>> internationally recognized, authentic, secure and valid process for software
>> developer certification. This process should be developed in consultation
>> with leading IT companies and academic institutions as well as have the
>> buy-in of at least two industry associations of established countries in the
>> area of BPO, and two countries aspiring to establish themselves in this
>> domain. Countries should be chosen to be representative of at least three
>> regions out of the following: Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe and
>> Central Asia, Middle East and North Africa, South Asia, East Asia and other
>> parts of Sub Saharan Africa. In addition, the processes should be based on
>> proven experiences in similar certification programs. The testing process
>> should be representative of real-life, professional software development.
>> The examinations should also be refreshed annually; and extendable to
>> address the full software development life cycle (including post-deployment
>> maintenance) and modern issues (including the development of secure software
>> systems). The examination must be developed using recognized techniques for
>> validation and verification of quality. Linkages may be established with one
>> or more organizations with leading testing and certification mechanisms to
>> ensure that the certification will be conducted in a secure and proctored
>> setting.
>>
>> iv.                *Provision of Internet-Enabled Credentialing Program:*Provide a web-enabled credentialing program, including functions for online
>> registration, preparation and certification.
>>
>> v.                  *Piloting:* To pilot the Certification Program with
>> an initial batch of at least 50 enrollees, comprising of local software
>> developers who should be benchmarked against a control group.
>>
>> vi.                *Evaluation Reports:* Conduct an evaluation of the
>> pilot to prepare a detailed report to recommend strategies and action plans
>> for improving the Certification Program. An evaluation should also be
>> conducted on gaps and weaknesses in software development skills, so as to
>> recommend changes in curriculum and pedagogy required as part of broader
>> education reforms in Kenya.
>>
>> vii.             *Program Refinement and Local Capacity Building:*
>> Refine the Certification Program based on the agreed recommendations of the
>> Evaluation Report, and develop capacity within the country to conduct the
>> assessments for certification.
>>
>> viii.           *‘Live’ Rollout:*  Commence ‘live’ rollout of the
>> Certification Program with assessment of certification by local
>> institutions, with the target of testing at least 200 local software
>> developers. In addition, to obtain the commitment of leading companies
>> operating globally and locally to use the results as a necessary
>> pre-requisite for their hiring decisions.
>>
>> ix.                *Mass Rollout and Marketing, and Business Model
>> Implementation:  *Implement mass rollout and marketing campaign for the
>> Certification Program across Kenya, with a target to test at least 500 local
>> software developers. In addition, to implement a business model for the
>> Certification Program that is internationally recognized, financially
>> self-sustaining and affordable for local software developers by the end of
>> this consultancy service (24 months after contract signature). A final
>> report is to be prepared to highlight the next steps to be taken by Kenya
>> for the Certification Program, including future steps on training content
>> development, certification process and local capacity building.
>>
>>
>> Paul Kukubo
>> Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board
>> PO Box 27150 - 00100
>> Nairobi, Kenya
>>
>> 12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street
>>
>> Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960
>>
>> Fax: +254 20 2211962
>> Cell: + 254 735 180001
>>
>> website: www.ict.go.ke
>> skype: kukubopaul
>> googletalk: pkukubo
>> ____________________
>> Vision: Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub
>>
>> Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT,
>> through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for
>> socio economic enrichment
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