FACTORS INFLUENCING IMPLEMENTATION OF YOUTH VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTERS PROJECTS BY COUNTY GOVERNMENTS IN KENYA: A CASE OF ISIOLO COUNTY GOVERNMENT
Mary Anne Waithira Kiguta - Master of Arts Degree in Project Planning and Management, University of Nairobi, Kenya
Prof. Christopher Gakuu - University of Nairobi, Kenya
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study will be to establish the factors influencing implementation of youth vocational training centers projects by county governments in Kenya. The specific objectives of the study are to determine how community involvement influence the implementation of youth vocational training centers projects in Isiolo County, to assess how financial resources influence the implementation of the implementation of youth vocational training centers projects in Isiolo County, to examine how training influence the implementation of the implementation of youth vocational training centers projects in Isiolo County and to assess how political factors influence the implementation of youth vocational training centers projects in Isiolo County. The study involved all the key decision makers and management employees of County governments who included County Ministers, County Directors and Members of County Assembly. This study adopted a descriptive research design. In choosing the members who were to participate, the study focused on the 50 management and heads of sections in the county government as the study respondent’s. This study adopted a census sample design which allows the use all respondents identified for the study. Data was collected through questionnaire and was analyzed using descriptive statistic which includes frequencies and percentages. This was done using Scientific Package of Social Sciences tool. The analyzed data was presented using tables while qualitative data was presented in narrative form. The study found out that there are delays in funding the implementation of vocational training projects which highly influenced the completion of these projects. Also, the study found out that politics highly influenced the implementation of vocational training centers projects. The study recommends allocating enough resources to implement vocational training centers projects. Need for embracing stakeholders support in order to ensure full implementation of vocational training centers projects and also need for adequate trained personnel to handle technical and vocational courses in the county. The study concludes that funds allocated for implementation of vocational training centers projects are not reliable and are not sufficient. The study also concludes that that there is delay in financing implementation of vocational training centers projects in county governments. The study also noted that respondents are dissatisfied with resources allocation on the implementation of vocational training centers projects.
