Govt to Employ 2000 More TVET Teachers — Ruto
According to President William Ruto, the government intends to address the shortage of college teachers by hiring more of them. This move is expected to have a positive impact on the quality of education and equip the youth with the necessary technical skills for the job market.
The President disclosed that within the next two months, new tutors would be employed, and in the upcoming budget from June, the government plans to hire an additional 2,000 Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) teachers.
“In the next two months, we will have new tutors and in our next budget from June, we will employ 2000 more TVET teachers,” he revealed.
During a development tour in Meru County on April 22, President William Ruto also made a statement regarding the government’s plans for funding higher education institutions.
In his address to the public, the President announced that the government had sought to double the funding allocated to all universities and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programs.
This initiative is part of the government’s broader efforts to improve the quality of higher education in the country and to equip students with the necessary skills and knowledge to succeed in the workforce.
By increasing funding to these institutions, the government aims to provide students with access to better resources, such as modern equipment and updated curricula, which will ultimately result in higher-quality education.
The President’s statement comes in the wake of reports on the financial state of many universities in Kenya, with a significant number of them struggling to pay their lecturers.
Public universities have been hit the hardest, and some have proposed a fee increment to help mitigate their financial challenges. The proposal to increase fees from Ksh16,000 to Ksh48,000 was supported by the Presidential Working Party On Education Reform led by Prof Raphael Munavu.
Govt to Employ 2000 More TVET Teachers — Ruto