Areaya, Solomon (PhD)Desalegne, Tinsae2019-01-182023-11-102019-01-182023-11-102011-06http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/15899The purpose of this study is to assess the status and practice of TVET in Gambella region taking the current national TVET strategy as benchmark and give relevant feedback, so that the TVET system of the region is in line with the national TVET strategy. To conduct this study, participants were selected using stratified and convenience sampling in which J 66 individuals participated, out of these 73 trainers, 92 trainees and J individual from TVET agency of the region were participated. To collect data from respondents, two sets of questionnaires were administered for trainers and trainees. To supplement the quantitative data gathered through questionnaire interview was held with TVET authority of the Region. The data obtained summarized, analyzed and presented to answer the research questions that are used to assess the actual status and practice of the TVETs in the region. According to the findings of the study, TVET objective of the region is found to be mostly congruent with the national TVET strategy. Also in application of the conceptual principles of the national TVET strategy, creating strong public private partnership, creating outcome based TVET strategy, create comprehensive TVET system were found to be practicable in the regiOn. While making governmental TVET sectors center of technology capabilities and transfer, decentralization and TVET stakeholders' involvement were found not to be practicable, in the application of the guiding principles of the national TVET strategy, pathway (creating a possibility of career progression), lifelong learning, gender sensitivity by giving equal opportunities for female trainees, contribution to fight against HlVIAlDS and creating fleXibility in the TVET delivery through organization TVET programs in a modular fashion, supporting trainees by cooperative trainings, preparing trainees for self employment and introdUCing lCT to the training system were found to be practicable in the region, However, giving labor demand oriented trainings in the region and ensuring quality and relevance of trainings were not found to be practicable in the region, management and flinching somehow were found to be in line with the national TVET strategy with some needs of improvement, Based on these findings the researcher recommended to TVET authorities of the to establish COC in the region for the sake of quality and creating outcome based TVET system and also TVET institutes found in the region advised to diversify their financing mechanisms through internal revenue done within the institutes and to include all the relevant stakeholders in their management board.enNational Technical and Vocational Education and TrainingThesis