Dire Dawa Polytechnic College has excelled in establishing mutually beneficial linkages with industries, paving the way for income generation through the production of spare parts and the assembly of machineries.
One of the key interventions of the East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP) in the Regional Flagship TVET Institutes is to establish and institutionalize these institute-industry linkages.
Dire Dawa Polytechnic College has already taken steps by signing Memorandums of Understanding and fostering strong connections with over 15 industries and institutes. After establishing these linkages, the College is not only receiving work orders from various industries but also successfully delivering the required work with the expected quality and within the specified timeframe.
Dire Dawa Polytechnic College recently received a work order from Han Plust Manufacturing PLC, situated in the Dire Dawa Industry Park and Free Trade Zone. The order encompassed the production of machine spare parts, the commissioning of a chiller machine, and the manufacturing of a hot air duct part that is integral to a machine assembly.
Upon receiving the work order, the College’s manufacturing department trainers swiftly designed, produced, and assembled the required parts within the industry premises. Upon receiving the supplied spare parts, both the owner and manager of Han Plust Manufacturing PLC acknowledged that the College had saved them more than two months of time and a significant amount of foreign currency.
Upon successful completion of the work, the college earned an income of USD4,375. Notably, the College has previously manufactured various spare parts for several industries such as the Ethio-Djibouti Railway Company, Dire Dawa Food Complex PLC, and Konel Detergent Factory, among others.
By Mesay Tilahun, EASTRIP Project Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
