Help Self Help Center (HSHC) - Improving Employability of Post TVET Graduates in Nyeri and Laikipia Counties Help Self Help Center - Improving Employability of Post TVET Graduates in Nyeri and Laikipia Counties The project is informed by the many challenges facing the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) systems in Kenya, the failure to provide transferable life skills to TVET graduates is one of the challenges related to quality and relevance of TVET education.. Many employers prefer to hire youth who, in addition to possessing required technical skills, also possess such ‘skills’ like: positive attitudes, honesty, initiative, ambition, communication, respect, ability to follow instructions and work in teams, etc. The failure to provide transferable life skills results in TVET graduates who, even when they have the requisite technical skills, are not able to succeed at work or in developing their own business and lack the resilience to recover from inevitable setbacks.  The project is an extension of “improving employability of TVET graduates” funded by the Embassy (2021/22). The project had had the following results;  531 TVET graduates were trained on soft skills, of which 26 got employed in formal & informal sectors, 291 TVET graduates got registered with service provision platform while 32 graduates started own enterprise, in farming, metal work, electronic repair. Six (6) awards given to innovative/creative business ideas in the various sectors- agriculture (2), ICT (2), energy (1), transport (1).  The proposal is a follow-up with an aim to extend the success of the first project through further training of additional post TVET graduates (PTVET) in soft skills, entrepreneurship and facilitating linkages to the job market. The development objective of the project is to improve employability and competitiveness of Kenyan post TVET Graduates through quality and relevant soft skills and entrepreneurship training. The project will closely work with relevant stakeholders such as County Government, local TVET institutions, formal private sector, Jua Kali sector (SMEs) and NGOs.  The objective to; -	equip and provide young TVET graduates with the necessary soft skills crucial for them to both seek out and succeed in finding employment in the rural context -	entrepreneurship and business skills training that aim at equipping the graduates with necessary skills for identifying and launching new business ventures -	training of trainers (TOT) among TVET Instructors -	Identify placement, internship and apprenticeship opportunities in GOK, SMEs and other private sector concerns -	connecting TVET graduates to job services platforms The project is informed by the many challenges facing the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) systems in Kenya, the failure to provide transferable life skills to TVET graduates is one of the challenges related to quality and relevance of TVET education.. Many employers prefer to hire youth who, in addition to possessing required technical skills, also possess such ‘skills’ like: positive attitudes, honesty, initiative, ambition, communication, respect, ability to follow instructions and work in teams, etc. The failure to provide transferable life skills results in TVET graduates who, even when they have the requisite technical skills, are not able to succeed at work or in developing their own business and lack the resilience to recover from inevitable setbacks.  The project is an extension of “improving employability of TVET graduates” funded by the Embassy (2021/22). The project had had the following results;  531 TVET graduates were trained on soft skills, of which 26 got employed in formal & informal sectors, 291 TVET graduates got registered with service provision platform while 32 graduates started own enterprise, in farming, metal work, electronic repair. Six (6) awards given to innovative/creative business ideas in the various sectors- agriculture (2), ICT (2), energy (1), transport (1).  The proposal is a follow-up with an aim to extend the success of the first project through further training of additional post TVET graduates (PTVET) in soft skills, entrepreneurship and facilitating linkages to the job market. The development objective of the project is to improve employability and competitiveness of Kenyan post TVET Graduates through quality and relevant soft skills and entrepreneurship training. The project will closely work with relevant stakeholders such as County Government, local TVET institutions, formal private sector, Jua Kali sector (SMEs) and NGOs.  The objective to; -	equip and provide young TVET graduates with the necessary soft skills crucial for them to both seek out and succeed in finding employment in the rural context -	entrepreneurship and business skills training that aim at equipping the graduates with necessary skills for identifying and launching new business ventures -	training of trainers (TOT) among TVET Instructors -	Identify placement, internship and apprenticeship opportunities in GOK, SMEs and other private sector concerns -	connecting TVET graduates to job services platforms