(African Economic Research Consortium, 2021-09-30) Ng’ang’a, Tabitha Kiriti
Education is an important ingredient for human capital development. It trains
manpower for all institutions whether private or public. Learning institutions
comprise not only academic institutions but also training institutions such
as those for teacher training, those training health personnel, information,
communication and technology institutions, polytechnics, and many others.
The closure of learning institutions due to the COVID-19 pandemic meant that
the production of manpower in all sectors of the economy would adversely be affected. This study focuses on academic institutions, including primary and
secondary schools, and universities. Specifically, the paper investigates the impact
of the long closure of schools on private and informal community schools; analyzes
the success of the online/remote learning; analyzes the impact of the long closure of
schools on teachers, boys and girls; and investigates the learning institution’s level
of preparedness to implement COVID-19 protocols when the institutions reopened
in October 2020.