More than 5,000 Kenyans have received official certification from recognized institutions through the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) programme.
This achievement comes a year after the RPL policy was enacted in March 2024, paving the way for millions of Kenyans with experience and competencies acquired outside traditional classrooms to gain national recognition.
The initiative, spearheaded by the Directorate of RPL within the State Department for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), is designed to validate and accredit the skills of individuals working in the informal sector who have long been overlooked by formal education systems.
RPL Director Stanley Maindi said that through the policy, the government was working with national polytechnics to carry out assessments and issue certificates at different levels to eligible Kenyans.
