Most Sought After TVET Courses
Most Sought After TVET Courses
Most Sought After TVET Courses
In this year’s selection procedure, more than 580,000 students who scored a C- and below on the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exam will be qualified for certificate and artisan courses of their choosing.Students can choose courses from a list provided by the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) under the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) program based on cluster points.
In this context, “cluster points” refers to the highest number of points a student can receive in any one of the four clusters that are necessary for admission to a specific program, as compared to the top scorers in that specific KCSE exam year.Eleven TVET colleges that have been authorized by the KUCCPS offer these courses for study in total.
Over the last three years, TVET courses have become more popular as more students choose diploma and certificate programs over colleges. More than 15,540 students who received a C+ or higher on the 2020 KCSE choose to enrol in TVET programs like plumbing in 2021.We examine the TVET category’s most sought-after courses.
Business
There are 13 approved business and related courses in the TVET institutions. These include Artisan in Storekeeping, Artisan Accounting Technician, Artisan in Secretarial, Office Administration and Artisan in Human Resource Management.
Artisan in Supply Chain Management, Front Office Operations as well as Housekeeping and Accommodation are included in the category.
The minimum entry grade into these courses is E. Further, parents will have to pay an average of Ksh60,000 for the programmes yearly.
Building and Construction
Certificate courses in this category include Artisan in Building Technology, Artisan in Masonry, Building Artisan, Artisan in Land Survey, Land Surveying Artisan, and Trade Test in Masonry.
Some of the colleges offering these TVET courses are Baringo Technical College, Chuka Technical and Vocational College, Gatundu South Technical and Vocational College, and Kandara Technical and Vocational College.
The courses are also available in Kisumu, Kitale, Meru, Sigalagala and Bungoma polytechnics.
Engineering Technology
Candidates for the KCSE who did not complete their degree or diploma programs may seek engineering certificates at KUCCPS-approved schools. In the engineering field, there are now 25 authorized certificates. Among them are the following: Level 4 Electrical Installation, Electrical Installation Artisan, Electrical and Electronics Artisan, and Automotive Engineering Artisan. The course is offered by Eldoret, Sigalagala, Kisumu, Kitale, and Nyeri polytechnics.
Information Technology
Courses under this category include Artisan in Information Communication Technology, ICT Artisan Level 4, ICT Technician Level 4 and
National Vocational Certificate in Education and Training (NVCET) Certificate in ICT among others.
The average amount a parent pays for their child to enrol in these programmes is Ksh67,000 annually.
The courses are also offered in the following TVET institutions; Ebukanga, Karumo, Kieni, Kinango, Masai, Masinga, Mawego, Mwala and Riragia.
Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy
With a minimum KCSE grade of E, students can apply for the course in the following TVET institutions; Bureti, Bushiangala, Bomet, Chuka, Gatundu, Ikutha, Kaelo, Kakrao and Karumo.
Others include; Lodwar, Limuru, Mathioya, Mbeere North, Molo, Mwala, Nachu, Nuu and Okame TVET institutions.
These courses include Artisan in Hair Dressing and Beauty Therapy, Artisan in Hairdressing, and Artisan in Hair and Beauty among others.
