On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 9:57 PM, waudo siganga
<emailsignet@mailcan.com> wrote:
I am just wondering how much "Work" it would take to formulate a
legislative instrument to regualte ICT qualifications and profession. I
notice most of the other instruments appear similar except for a few
changes here and there. I have taken one and put a few changes to create
an "ICT Practioners Management Act" -
www.cskonline.org/downloads/Proposed_ICT_Practioners_Act.pdf
Waudo
On Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:56:20 -0700 (PDT), "John Walubengo"
<jwalu@yahoo.com> said:
> Waudo,
>
> I beg to differ (disclosure: probably because I sit on the KASNEB ICT
> Syllabus Board) on two accounts.
>
> 1. That the KASNEB ICT syllabus is for Accountants and
> 2. That KICT Board should have nothing to do with KASNEB.
>
> Count 1: Syllabi for Accountants?
> The KASNEB ICT syllabus is aimed to create mid-level, technical personnel
> in the ICT sector. Any doubting expert can visit
> http://www.kasneb.or.ke/cict.htm to see the course outline which
> incidentally you (Waudo and I) contributed to in 2005. In addition, this
> syallabus is already under review by another Task force to make it more
> relevant (tell me which university/college here in Kenya reviews their
> syllabus in such turn-around record times?)
>
> Count 2: ICT board has/should have nothing to do with KASNEB?
> I think ICT board has an interest in the ICT technical capacity in this
> country. It would be futile to market Kenya as an ICT destination, when
> one knows the gaps or inadequacy we have particularly at the levels that
> our Polytechnics (now all rushing to be universities) used to address.
>
> Finally, KASNEB has an Accounting background but is moving into providing
> their Examination Expertise into other areas (ICT, Actural Science, etc)
> and you are right:-They have a legal mandate and parliamentary basis for
> this. Something the Computer Soceity of Kenya, ITSA and other ICT
> professional bodies have sought to no avail.
>
> Probably Waudo, could your worry be that KASNEB maybe introducing
> 'unnecessary' competition in that space?
>
> walu.
>
>
>
> --- On Fri, 9/5/08, waudo siganga <emailsignet@mailcan.com> wrote:
>
> > From: waudo siganga <emailsignet@mailcan.com>
> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Review, identify gaps and enhance the quality of the Certificate of ICT (CICT) qualification
> > To: jwalu@yahoo.com
> > Cc: amosoba@ict.go.ke, "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> > Date: Friday, September 5, 2008, 6:53 PM
> > Why is partnering with KASNEB a "Strategic
> > Objective' of the ICT
> > Board? Does it mean that the Board sees the running of ICT
> > examinations and, presumably, professionalism as a
> > responsibility
> > of accountants? To me the strategic objective should be to
> > ensure
> > ICT education and professionalism are established under
> > statutory
> > recognition in their own right. The only advantage
> > accountants
> > have is the statutory recognition and if we plan properly
> > we will
> > reach there. I do not want to derail this new partnership
> > but I
> > hope it is short term.
> >
> > BTW KASNEB does not have the technical capacity to make any
> > ICT
> > Syllabus. They had to call in a team of ICT experts,
> > including
> > me, to write the CICT syllabus for them. The syllabus we
> > made out
> > is geared for accountants.
> >
> > Kind Regards,
> > Waudo
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 5 Sep 2008 15:47:20 +0300, "Al Kags"
> > <alkags@alkags.com> said:
> >
> > The Kenya ICT Board and KASNEB have formed a partnership
> > to
> > review, identify gaps and enhance the quality of the
> > Certificate of ICT (CICT) qualification that is managed
> > by
> > KASNEB and offered by various ICT institutions in Kenya.
> > This
> > collaboration will cover, among other areas:-
> > * Working together towards enhancing quality ICT skills
> > in the
> > country
> > * Marketing CICT to get industry buy in and endorsement
> > at the
> > same level as CPA.
> > * Collaborate in conducting a baseline study/survey to
> > determine the deficiency of ICT skills and type of
> > skills
> > required.
> > * Collaborate to lobby for appropriate legal provisions
> > for the
> > establishment of an Institute for the CICT graduates,
> > recognizing KASNEB as the examining and the
> > certification
> > body for ICT graduates.
> > * Work to gain industry acceptance of CICT certification
> > on
> > same quality rating as CPA.
> >
> > The Kenya ICT Board wishes to convene an ICT Public Panel
> > to
> > develop industry and stake holder input into the review.
> > We
> > invite the participation of key sector players in the
> > industry
> > on a voluntary basis, as represented below:-
> > * Industry players (IT products and services
> > suppliers/manufactures including Developer Community,
> > Skunkworks etc) - 5 representatives
> > * Business Process Outsourcing and Call Centres - 2
> > representatives
> > * Colleges representatives - 3 representatives
> > * University representatives - 3 representatives
> > * Student representatives – 5
> > * Related government ministry's representatives - 3
> > * Multinational Corporations - 2
> >
> > TORs of the Panel.
> > To review the state of ICT skills in Kenya with a view to
> > identifying gaps and therefore make recommendations for
> > addressing those gaps as seen in a global context. The
> > Public
> > Panel deliberations will be made out of a maximum of
> > three
> > meetings at the Kenya ICT Board Offices on Waiyaki way
> > specifically on: -
> > * Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 10 am
> > * Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at 10 am
> > * Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at 10 am
> >
> > The recommendations will be presented to KASNEB for the
> > review
> > of the Certification Curriculum, on September 26, 2008 at
> > a
> > venue to be communicated closer to the date.
> > This initiative is guided by the Kenya ICT Board's
> > Strategic
> > Objectives, mainly:
> > * To develop and promote competitive ICT Institutions in
> > Kenya
> > * To develop and promote competitive ICT industries in
> > Kenya
> >
> > TO PARTICIPATE
> > To participate, kindly contact the Public Panels team on
> > [1]publicpanels@ict.go.ke . Please attach a brief profile
> > of
> > yourself and the sector that you represent. The Board
> > will
> > then formally invite you to participate in the Panel.
> > While
> > the formal invitations will be issued entirely at the
> > discretion of the board, the broad criteria for
> > participation
> > is as follows:-
> > * Demonstrated experience and knowledge in the sub-sector
> > * Expressed willingness to serve pro bono
> > * Demonstrated general understanding of the educational
> > offering in the sector.
> >
> > We also welcome via email to [2]publicpanels@ict.go.ke
> > written
> > submission on this topic, representations and opinions
> > from
> > the sector towards this important exercise and they will
> > also
> > be collated with the report.
> >
> > References
> >
> > 1. mailto:publicpanels@ict.go.ke
> > 2. mailto:publicpanels@ict.go.ke
> > People make a plan work, a plan alone seldom makes people
> > work (Confucius).
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