Skills Development as a Core Component of Lifelong Learning: A Review of the Kenyan Context | Chapter 6 | Language, Literature and Education: Research Updates Vol. 8

 

Lifelong learning is a continuous education predisposition that can either be formal or informal. This learning is guided by a more learned or experienced person, and it involves numerous learning opportunities that are intentional and voluntary. Skills development plays a crucial role in enabling individuals to become fully and productively engaged in livelihoods, and to have the opportunity to adapt these capabilities to meet the ever-changing demands of the economy and labour market. This study examines the integration of skills development into a continuous skill acquisition spectrum. Skills development and processes in Kenya are examined through policy development and delivery, and the need for continuous learning is acknowledged and demonstrated. This study conducted a review of existing literature on Lifelong learning and skills development in Kenya. In this study, lifelong education and training are well articulated and discussed alongside the benefits that can be accrued from them. The study discusses three foundational learning models—Behaviourism, Cognitivism, and Constructivism—and their relevance to lifelong learning. Some of the accrued benefits include: Productivity, employment creation, sustainability, structural changes, domestic growth, and social integration, among others. The findings reveal that Lifelong learning is crucial for addressing skills mismatches and promoting economic growth in Kenya. Future research could build on these findings by investigating how lifelong learning is practised in Kenya through quantitative inquiry, or by focusing on specific areas such as different vocations, training levels, or geographic locations.

 

 

Author(s) Details

Ngure, Susan Wanuri
Dedan Kimathi University of Technology, Kenya.

 

Please see the book here :- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/lleru/v8/6233