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<font face="Calibri">Liko et al,<br>
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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.<br>
<br>
1 Cent<br>
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<br>
Regards;<br>
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On 02/02/2010 13:31, Agosta Liko wrote:
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cite="mid:4632ba861002020231vc55d899t6ec39177df4593c@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">Paul<br>
<br>
for this software certification program .... how much will be spent ?<br>
<br>
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 ?<br>
<br>
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}<br>
<br>
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<br>
<br>
Again ... maybe other software outsourcing operators have been asked
for certs ... but am sure they were asking for the globally recognized
ones<br>
<br>
Can we just cancel this one ? its too much work for nothing ... {a
Kenyan Cert in software development} ...<br>
<br>
and if you go ahead {which is most likely the case} .. please make it
optional ?<br>
<br>
my two cents<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 11:26 AM, Paul Kukubo
<span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:pkukubo@ict.go.ke">pkukubo@ict.go.ke</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote"
style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 2pt 0in; line-height: 115%;"><span
style="line-height: 115%;"><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">Thank
you for your questions. many have written to me directly to seek
clarification.</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 2pt 0in; line-height: 115%;"><span
style="line-height: 115%;"><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif"><br>
</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 2pt 0in; line-height: 115%;"><span
style="line-height: 115%;"><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">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 <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.ict.go.ke" target="_blank">www.ict.go.ke</a> for more
information and updates on aspect of the projects. </font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 2pt 0in; line-height: 115%;"><b><span
style="line-height: 115%;"><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif"><br>
</font></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 2pt 0in; line-height: 115%;"><b><span
style="line-height: 115%;"><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">Objective
of
the assignment</font></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin: 2pt 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;"><font
face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">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.</font><b><span style="line-height: 115%;"></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin: 2pt 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;"><font
face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif"><br>
</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 2pt 0in; line-height: 115%;"><b><span
style="line-height: 115%;"><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif"> <span
style="font-family: arial; font-weight: normal;"><b><span
style="line-height: 115%;"><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">Scope
of services</font></span></b></span></font></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin: 2pt 0in 2pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;"><font
face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">i.</font><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><font
face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"> <span
style="font-family: arial; line-height: 14px;"><i><font
face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">Inception Report and Business Plan:</font></i><font
face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">
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.</font></span></span></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin: 2pt 0in 2pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;"><font
face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">ii.</font><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><font
face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></font></span><i><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">Content
Development:</font></i><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif"> 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.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin: 2pt 0in 2pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;"><font
face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">iii.</font><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><font
face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></font></span><i><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">Certification
Process Development: </font></i><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">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.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin: 2pt 0in 2pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;"><font
face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">iv.</font><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><font
face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></font></span><i><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">Provision
of Internet-Enabled
Credentialing Program:</font></i><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">
Provide a web-enabled credentialing program, including functions for
online
registration, preparation and certification.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin: 2pt 0in 2pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;"><font
face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">v.</font><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><font
face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></font></span><i><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">Piloting:</font></i><font
face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif"> 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.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin: 2pt 0in 2pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;"><font
face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">vi.</font><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><font
face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></font></span><i><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">Evaluation
Reports:</font></i><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif"> 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.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin: 2pt 0in 2pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;"><font
face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">vii.</font><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><font
face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></font></span><i><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">Program
Refinement and Local Capacity
Building:</font></i><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif"> 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.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin: 2pt 0in 2pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;"><font
face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">viii.</font><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><font
face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></font></span><i><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">‘Live’
Rollout:</font></i><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">
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.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin: 2pt 0in 2pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;"><font
face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">ix.</font><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><font
face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></font></span><i><font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">Mass
Rollout and Marketing, and Business
Model Implementation: </font></i><font
face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif">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.</font></p>
<font face="'trebuchet ms', sans-serif"><br>
<br>
Paul Kukubo<br>
Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board<br>
PO Box 27150 - 00100<br>
Nairobi, Kenya<br>
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Cell: + 254 735 180001<br>
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