The Contribution Of Public Tvet Institutions To Strengthen Micro And Small Enterprises In Addis Ketema Sub- City

This study was designed to assess the contribution of public TVET on strengthen micro andrnsmall enterprises. It also addressed the role of TVET and MSE for economic empowermentsrnof MSE operators’. A sample of 177 MSE operators engaged in 5 sectors were taken usingrnstratified sampling, 66 TVET trainers were taken using simple random sampling and 7 deansrnof TVET institutes and 4 head of MSE offices at woreda and sub-city were taken usingrnpurposive sampling techniques. In the process of answering the basic questions, arnquestionnaire that include demographic profiles, the type of supports that MSE operatorsrnacquired from TVET institutes, the role of TVET and MSE for economic empowerments of itsrnoperators, and the types of challenges that MSE operators faced were designed in a closedrnended, open ended and likert scales. Moreover, interviews were held with deans of TVETrninstitutes, head of MSE offices from three woredas and Sub-City and the observation wasrnalso carried out based on the checklist. After the data has been collected, it was analyzedrnusing simple statistical techniques (tables and percentages) and descriptive statistics (mean)rnsupported by SPSS soft ware version 20. The findings of the study revealed that, even thoughrnTVETs provide technology, machine maintenance, technical skill training supports, therernwere poor support in the areas of machine maintenance services, marketing training andrnfinancial plan and report preparation related trainings. The findings further show as Micrornand small enterprises in the study area playing a vital role in covering expense demands ofrnthe operators and creating employment opportunities for unemployed as well as for studentsrnwho quit and completed their education at different levels.rnHowever, MSE operators arernfacing various challenges that could affect their sustainable contributions to overall benefits.rnThese includes: capital constraints, inadequate skills, development trainings, and inadequaternmachine maintenance services provided to the MSE operators by the TVET institutes. Basedrnon the major findings, recommendations were forwarded to MSEs offices, operators, TVETrninstitutes, TVET agency and other concerning government organs

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