Establishing and Managing of a Mining and Exploration Vocational Training Institute: a Feasibility Study for the Ethiopian Mineral Development Share Company, Addis Ababa
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2015-11
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Addis Ababa Univerisity
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This research work emanates from the need of Ethiopian Mineral Development Share
company in assessing the feasibility of establishing a Technical and Vocational Training
and Education Institute that would satisfy its middle and lower skill level manpower
demand in the field of Mining, Exploration and Minerals Laboratory Analysis. The study
has set the objective of conducting a feasibility study for arriving at a decision of
establishing and managing the said institute. The main research question of the research
has been set as, "Is it feasible to establish and manage a Mining and Exploration
Vocational Institute in Ethiopian Minerals Development Share Company?” .To address
such a research question, a mixed research method is found to be ideal where both
qualitative and quantitative type of information are gathered using interview and survey
technique respectively. Interview questions were supplied to Ethiopian Mineral
Development Share Company (EMDSC) senior staffs, Federal TVET Agency staff,
Ministry of Mines Staff and Leather and Leather Products Technology Institute Director.
Both qualitative and quantitative data analysis was made to arrive at a decision of the
feasibility outcome. Structured and semi structured interview was employed depending on
the group of the interviewee. Rating scale analysis was conducted from a sample of
EMDSC core employees. Random sampling method was used to conduct the survey part
of the research. The rating scale result was employed to identify skills having priority for
an initial set up of the institute to identify possible options scenario of commencement.
Based on the information obtained in the process of data analysis, the research had finally
arrived at the possibility of establishing and managing the institute and recommends
following option I, which is less costly to start implementation. This study had also
recommended conducting a detailed feasibility analysis commonly called Bankable
Feasibility Study to see the economic and financial viability of the institute establishment
based on the inputs of this research work. The study showed in detail, vision and mission
of the institute, the program requirements of the different competencies, the ideal
organizational structure of the institute, facilities, possible instructor and budget sources to
run the institute. According to the study, the institute can be planned to start delivery of
training as of 2017 and possibly generate vocational trainees for work by 2018 onwards
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