Over 8,000 students who sat the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations last year have opted to pursue courses in TVETs and other colleges.
Speaking in Mombasa during a capacity building workshop organized by the Kenya Association of Technical Training Institutions (KATTI), Cabinet Secretary for Education Julius Ogamba said that the number is set to increase as the ministry release results of the ongoing application of courses under the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS).
Ogamba said that TVET programmes are now being embraced by high school graduates unlike previously. "I must point out that TVET holds the key to unlocking Kenya's economic potential by equipping the youth with hands-on, job ready skills that meet the demands of the 21st century job market," he said.
He noted that as the country continues to industrialize and digitize, the need for a highly skilled and adaptable workforce has never been greater.
