By Wasike Elvis
The National Government has set aside Sh1.5 billion through the Ministry of Education to upgrade Technical and Vocational Education and Training institutions (TVET) to be centers of excellence.
Speaking to Education News recently in Eldoret town, the Principal Secretary in Charge of Vocation and Technical Training Kevit Desai said the centres will be based on the needs of the locals where the institutions are located.
“The government has already rolled out the multi-billion shillings programme that will see several technical and vocational training institutions be upgraded to centres of excellence across the country”, said Desai.
“We want our TVET institutions to be equipped with state of the art equipment’s where our students will get technical skills and knowledge for them to earn a living,” added the principal secretary.
Desai also raised alarm over the high enrollment of learners in technical and vocational institutions saying the move has drastically overstretched facilities
Desai said the government has set aside enough funds for establishment of additional technical and vocational training institutions across the country to address the issues of congestions in the existing public institutions in the country.
“As the government we are aware of the crisis facing major technical and vocational training institutions in the country which are grappling with overstretched facilities and resources in the wake of increased admission of learner,” said the PS
He gave an example of Eldoret National polytechnic which has a student population of over 10,000 forcing the institution’s management to create extra streams to accommodate the students.
