Assessment of the Status of Income Generating Activities in Selected Public Tvet Colleges in Addis Ababa
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2008-07
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The main purpose of the study was to assess the current status of income generating
activities in selected public TVET colleges in Addis Ababa and identify the major
constraints confronted related to income generating activities and thereby to provide
certain possible recommendations to the concerned body.
The area of investigation were: main sources of income generating activities, incentives
provided to encourage income generating activities, utilization of generated income, and
major problems encountered related to income generating activities inpub/ic TVET
colleges.
To this effect, descriptive survey method was employed. Three public TVETcolleges were
selected as a sample from the total of five. Data were collected from 106 trainers, and 33
managing staff through questionnaire and interview. Relevant documents were also
studied and analyzed to gather additional data for the study. Purposive sampling and
simple random sampling techniques were used to select the sample colleges and
respondents. The data gathered were analyzed using descriptive statistical methods,
such as percentage, mode and rank order.
Thefinding of the study revealed that, public TVETcolleges are regularly generating
income from evening courses while other sources are not fully utilized; there arp. nn
incentives provided to encourage income generating efforts of public TVET colleges; and
lack of institutional autonomy to utilize generated income. Moreover, inappropriate
financial regulations, lack of awareness in market oriented approach, poor marketing
strategies, lack ofiransparency, and unfair distribution of income among beneficiaries
were the major problems facing public TVET colleges related to income generating
acti vi ties.
Based on the findings, some possible recommendations were forwarded. Public TVET
colleges need to strengthen their effort towards IGAs by investigating other potential
sources of income. In this regard, the regional state has to encourage the colleges by
providing incentives, such as granting institutional autonomy with relevant and
appropriate financial regulations, and capacity building programs for managers related to
IGAs. Moreover, the TVET colleges by themselves need to form a committee to supervise
and monitor all aspects of IGAs.
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