2,000 Additional TVET Tutors To Be Hired — Ruto
The government will employ an additional 2,000 instructors in Technical and Vocational Education Training institutions across the nation.
President William Ruto stated during Friday’s Mashujaa Day celebrations that the decision will boost the country’s TVET education sector.
He added that this is consistent with the government’s policy to equip Kenyan youth with practical skills and abilities.
Ruto reported that an agreement has been reached with the government of China for the provision of equipment to an additional 70 technical training colleges in Kenya.
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He emphasized that this initiative aims to enhance access to essential gadgets and tools, enabling young individuals to acquire knowledge and skills, ultimately preparing them for future employment opportunities.
Ruto remarked that his government had reduced teacher scarcity by recruiting more teachers, with the Teachers Service Commission recruiting 56,000 teachers in the past year alone.
The President noted that this recruitment marks the highest in the commission’s history for a single year and stands as the most extensive exercise ever conducted in Kenya.
He further expressed his commitment to continue recruiting even larger numbers in the coming years.
This comes less than a week after the State Department of Technical Vocational Education and Training’s principal secretary, Esther Muoria, stated that the ministry is working to ensure that each constituency has a TVET institution.
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She spoke on Tuesday when she appeared before the Education Committee of the National Assembly.
Muoria submitted a report on the implementation of the Presidential Working Group on Education Reforms’ recommendations.
Muoria stated that, as of now, only 52 out of 290 constituencies lack a TVET institution.
According to Muoria, the construction of TVET institutions in each constituency is still ongoing.
This fiscal year, the government is establishing 15 institutions. Ruto says hs government is in the final stages of promoting these items. In the following fiscal year, we will produce an additional 15 TVETs, said Muoria.
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Then, in the next fiscal year, we will complete 20. There are 52 constituencies pending for construction. The process is ongoing, I assure you,” the PS said.
In addition, she stated that the ministry will work to establish a regional centre of the Kenya School of TVETs in each former province to equip youth with industry-appropriate skills.
2,000 Additional TVET Tutors To Be Hired — Ruto
