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Education CS Ezekiel Machogu directs TVETs to stick to technical courses

A mechanical engineering student operates a lathe machine at Nyeri National Polytechnic

A mechanical engineering student operates a lathe machine at Nyeri National Polytechnic in June 2021. Tvet institutions have been directed against offering humanities and other non-technical courses.

Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Technical colleges have been offering other courses to boost their incomes.
  • Ste is keen on closing gap between training and industry needs.

The government has warned technical and vocational education and training (Tvet)institutions against offering humanities and other non-technical courses.

The institutions have been offering these courses as a means of diversifying their revenue streams.