6th Africa Forum, Kampala, Uganda

The IDP Professional Fellowship – A New Opportunity for Knowledge Transfer In Africa.

F. Haga, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Kenya.

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In 2014, the Institutional Development Programme (IDP) commenced a Professional Fellowship initiative targeting various experts who are alumni of IDP’s flagship programme, the Senior Management Institute, a capacity development programme that has been running for more than 20 years. The aim was to expose selected fellows to service delivery models in developed countries for purposes of transferring the knowledge acquired to their home contexts. The pioneers were placed in different institutions in Australia and North America from April 2015. This presentation discusses IDP’s Professional Fellowship’s objectives, structure and ideals. More importantly, the presentation applauds the Fellowship as a critical service model across the African continent. The author is one of the pioneer fellows and informed by experiences during the IDP Professional Fellowship in general but particularly sharing the importance of the PF from the perspective of the author. The presentation highlights some lessons learned during the Fellowship that could significantly improve education services across Africa.