52 Constituencies to Receive TVET Colleges, Education PS Muoria Announces

The Principal Secretary of the State Department for Technical Vocational Education and Training Esther Muoria stated that the ministry is striving to ensure that each constituency has a TVET institution.

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.

ALSO READ: Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) Contemporary & Pertinent Challenges in Kenya

According to the PS, construction of TVET institutions in each constituency is still ongoing.

The PS reported that in the current financial year, they were permitted to work on 15 institutions, and those are now in the final stages of the advertising process.

In the next financial year, the government plans to undertake 15 more TVETs, followed by 20 in the subsequent financial year. The PS assured everyone that the government has 52 remaining constituencies to construct, and the process is ongoing.

She stated that the construction of TVETs in each constituency is an effort to equip the youth, who constitute the majority of the population, with the skills necessary to stimulate economic development.

Muoria stated that TVETs provide skills that provide the economy with middle-level labor.

ALSO READ: Parents Protest as Pupil Allegedly Drowns in School Swimming pool

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.

Dr. Alice Kande, the acting director general of the Kenya National Qualifications Authority, confirmed that Kenyans who acquired skills without formal education will still be certified.

Kande stated that informal skill acquisition results in certification within three months.

She mentioned that, based on their piloting phase, it would take as little as three months or even more, depending on the preparedness of the candidate.

Kande stated that it could take as little as three months or longer, depending on the candidate’s experience.

She stated that the length of certification will depend on how thoroughly the candidate comprehends his field of expertise.

ALSO READ: Governor Sakaja to represent Kenya at Global School Meals Coalition Summit in Paris

Regarding the Credits Accumulation and Transfer System, Kande stated that KNQA is still debating the system’s framework.

Even though the discussions are still ongoing, Kande has stated that we should limit what we allow to advance.

She stated that the progression to another level should consider only up to 49 percent.

Kande reported that KNQA is continuing to educate other institutions on how to implement the CATS system.

She emphasized that institutions across the nation must certify prior learning.

52 Constituencies to Receive TVET Colleges, Education PS Muoria Announces