16 polytechnics in Kirinyaga County have received a shot in the arm after Governor Ann Waiguru appointed Boards of Management (BoM) to enhance their management and spur their growth.
While speaking at Kamiigua Polytechnic where she issued the members of the boards with appointment letters on June 27, she said the BoM will work with the Department of Education to revitalise the Vocational Training Centres (VTCs) as centres of excellence through developing and implementing training programmes and mobilising resources and community support.
“We are working towards having centres of excellence in various youth polytechnics to enable our youth access high quality training that will prepare them for the contemporary job market or self-employment,” Waiguru said.
At the same time, the Education County Executive James Kinyua said that increased demand for skilled labour in the marketplace has necessitated a change in how polytechnics are managed.
He said that in the on-going revamp of VTCs, the county has completed the construction of 18 new classrooms in various Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions across the county.
By Vostine Ratemo
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