For long unqualified impostors have roamed the streets
terrorizing and destroying what for years what we the professionals have been
building in whatever industry that one is involved. They had even gone to the
extreme to creating market prices for commodities that they have no clue how
they operate.
You may wonder as to why am ranting, this is the pain that I
and many professionals out there are felling seeing some random forks taking
our piece of cake by issue of a certificate.
For those who have
happened to go to school. (In this article we will narrow down to technology
experts) it takes and average of 3-4 years for campus. Once this is completed
depending on what ever industry you go to there are a couple of systems that
you have to learn how to use e.g oracle systems, Cisco equipment’s and
the likes.
This requires more funds and brainpower so as to acquire
these hands on experience. Compare this to a
guy who runs to river road and print a couple of certificates for a few
shillings which will take a maximum of an hour and he miraculously is certified
in let’s say computer science, and worse
he gets hired for that position you been seeking.
Certificate Database
The Kenya National Qualifications Authority will by July
2017 come up with a database with all levels of graduates from all levels of
education.
Bonaventure Kerre, the authority’s chairman, said a draft
framework guiding the workings of the database was presented to stakeholders
last month.
“We got some allocation from the Treasury just to get us
started.” he also said .
This will be a gradual process in the system development.
Learning institutions will be required to update learner’s certificates on to
the system and board has given a time frame of two years.
Coincidentally this has come in time when Universities
regulator Commission for University Education (CUE) has raised alarm over the
fake certificate flooding the market. Also
with the issue of the questionable popular politicians academic papers.
With this in place employers can comfortably employ genuine
people for the right positions. Am curious
to see how this system will be developed and deployed? Apparently employers
will be given access to the portal just to cross check candidates papers.