Establishing and Managing of a Mining and Exploration Vocational Training Institute: A Feasibility Study for the Ethiopian Mineral Development Share Company

Michael, Haile (2015) Establishing and Managing of a Mining and Exploration Vocational Training Institute: A Feasibility Study for the Ethiopian Mineral Development Share Company. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.

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Abstract

This research work emanates from the need of Ethiopian Mineral Development Share company in assessing the feasibility of establishing a Technical and Vocational Training and Education Institute that would satisfy its middle and lower skill level manpower demand in the field of Mining, Exploration and Minerals Laboratory Analysis. The study has set the objective of conducting a feasibility study for arriving at a decision of establishing and managing the said institute. The main research question of the research has been set as, "Is it feasible to establish and manage a Mining and Exploration Vocational Institute in Ethiopian Minerals Development Share Company?” .To address such a research question, a mixed research method is found to be ideal where both qualitative and quantitative type of information are gathered using interview and survey technique respectively. Interview questions were supplied to Ethiopian Mineral Development Share Company (EMDSC) senior staffs, Federal TVET Agency staff, Ministry of Mines Staff and Leather and Leather Products Technology Institute Director. Both qualitative and quantitative data analysis was made to arrive at a decision of the feasibility outcome. Structured and semi structured interview was employed depending on the group of the interviewee. Rating scale analysis was conducted from a sample of EMDSC core employees. Random sampling method was used to conduct the survey part of the research. The rating scale result was employed to identify skills having priority for an initial set up of the institute to identify possible options scenario of commencement. Based on the information obtained in the process of data analysis, the research had finally arrived at the possibility of establishing and managing the institute and recommends following option I, which is less costly to start implementation. This study had also recommended conducting a detailed feasibility analysis commonly called Bankable Feasibility Study to see the economic and financial viability of the institute establishment based on the inputs of this research work. The study showed in detail, vision and mission of the institute, the program requirements of the different competencies, the ideal organizational structure of the institute, facilities, possible instructor and budget sources to run the institute. According to the study, the institute can be planned to start delivery of training as of 2017 and possibly generate vocational trainees for work by 2018 onwards.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General)
Divisions:	Africana
Depositing User:	Kabiru Wallace Ndung'u
Date Deposited:	19 Aug 2019 08:44
Last Modified:	19 Aug 2019 08:44
URI:	http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/9419

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