Challenges of industry extension Services for micro and small enterprises; the case of Jimma and Agaro town

Abstract

The objectives of the research is to investigate challenges of industry extension services for micro and small interprises in Jimma and Agaro town. the study employed a descriptive research design to achieve the objective. The target population under the study was the 246 MSE’s in manufacturing, Construction, Urban agriculture sectors services renders and 45 Jimma and Agaro tvet trainers , 21 tvet management and 36 stakeholdrs from the two towns. The study used a questioner, interview and observation to collect the required data from a sample of 348 respondent. The qualitative data obtained from interview and observations will be analyzed using descriptive narrations and summarization. Quantitative data will be analyzed by spss version 20. The study conclude that during any Corona Pandemic the over whole activities of MSE’s are inactive they were out of business , there is no industry extension services from TVET trainers, no markets ,no income, even employees are left without salary, this shows that COVID 19 and performance of MSE’s related to each other. The stake holders involvement and industry extension support are the key factors affecting the implementation of industry extension service for MSE’s found in jimma and Agaro towns. The other key factors would be trainer competency and mastering towards IES has and challenges are positively correlate to each other. The study recommended that there should be support from government and any non government during and after Covid 19 to sustain enterprises and a scheduled follow up and support by the college deans and vice deans about the implementation of IES, the stake holders (MSE’s coordinators), tvet colleges need to Plan, work and all the support institution should create integration by rules and regulation & more innovative guarantee schemes should be designed to support MSE’s.