By Obegi Malack
obegimalack@gmail.com
The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) announced the dates for application for 2023/2024 placement cycle of government sponsored students to universities, colleges and other tertiary training institutions.
In a memo dated 19th September addressed to all Principals in secondary schools, KUCCPS Chief Executive Officer Dr. Agnes Mercy Wahome indicated that the School/Centre application would commence on 19th September 2022 and close on 30th November, 2022.
Secondary schools are expected to give the necessary career guidance and assist the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) candidates undertake the online application for placement to universities, colleges and other tertiary training institutions in order to benefit from government sponsorship.
The schools shall, on behalf of their candidates collect, collate and submit through the school portal, the applications following the procedure given in the service’s website.
That the placement of government sponsored students applies only to Kenyan citizens and is based on merit and affirmative action criteria.
At school application stage, each candidate is required to pay an application fee of Ksh.500.
The minimum requirements for placement to Degree programmes is C+, for Diploma C-, for Craft Certificate D (plain) and for Artisan Certificate D- (minus) and below.
Dr Wahome said all eligible KCSE candidates are encouraged to apply for placement, their results notwithstanding.
Each KCSE candidate shall be given an opportunity to choose his or her preferred courses as follows;
- Degree Course: 1(a), 1(b), 1(c), 2, 3, 4.
- Diploma Course: 1, 2, 3, 4.
- Craft Course: 1, 2, 3, 4 and;
- Artisan Course: 1, 2, 3, 4.
All candidates are encouraged to apply all the four levels. However, they should make choices only for programmes they are interested in pursuing. No field is mandatory.
First revision of choices will be held on dates to be announced by the Placement Service after KNEC releases the 2022 KCSE results.
Candidates who will not merit any of their preferred choices on processing of their preceding placement applications will be given a chance to revise in the Subsequent Revisions by selecting from courses with unfilled capacities.
In conformity with the provisions of the Constitution of Kenya 2012, the Placement Service applies affirmative action criteria based on gender, marginalized and disability.
To facilitate this process for the benefit of the students, principals were reminded to indicate clearly the citizenship of the student, gender, nature of disability (where applicable) and the geographical location of the School/Examination centre.
KUCCPS co-ordinates placement of Government Sponsored students to universities and colleges as well as develop career guidance programmes for the benefit of students among other function.
