The Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority has gazetted charges for various services that it will offer the institutions as from May.
Renewal of certificate for national polytechnic after every five years will be Sh15,000, technical and vocational college Sh10,000 and Sh3,000 for a vocational training centre.
The notice states that fees for accreditation of additional local programmes (fee per course) for trade test will be Sh3,000, artisan (Sh3,000), craft (Sh5,000), diploma (Sh5,000) and higher or advanced diploma will cost Sh5,000.
Fees in technical and vocational institutes are set to go up following the introduction of new charges by the regulator.
The Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority has gazetted charges for various services that it will offer the institutions as from May, which they are likely to pass to their students.
Previously there were no such charges as TVET Act of 2013 had not been effected.
National polytechnics and teacher training colleges will be required to pay Sh30,000 each for inspection, accreditation and licensing for five years.
Technical and vocational colleges will pay Sh20,000, vocational training centres will be charged Sh5,000.
“The fee includes accreditation of up to 10 programmes in the initial application,” said Kipkirui Langat, TVETA director-general, in Kenya Gazette notice.
The notice states that fees for accreditation of additional local programmes (fee per course) for trade test will be Sh3,000, artisan (Sh3,000), craft (Sh5,000), diploma (Sh5,000) and higher or advanced diploma will cost Sh5,000.
It will cost Sh5,000 to change name or ownership, expansion of student enrollment for national polytechnic will be Sh20,000, technical and vocational colleges will pay Sh15,000 while vocational training centres will part with Sh5,000.
Renewal of certificate for national polytechnic after every five years will be Sh15,000, technical and vocational college Sh10,000 and Sh3,000 for a vocational training centre.
“Annual quality assurance fee per student enrolled will be Sh500,” said Dr Langat.
On accreditation of foreign institutions, evaluation of documentation will cost Sh150,000 and Sh30,000 for accreditation per programme. Initial registration and licensing of trainers will cost Sh1,000 while the renewal of the licence after three years will be Sh500.
Education secretary Fred Matiang’i recently urged Kenyans to embrace tertiary training.
“TVET ought to be a destination of choice for those who wish to acquire the skills required to move this country to the next level of economic development.
As a matter of fact, evidence suggests that TVET education is as of equal value and in some cases even more valuable than a traditional university degree,” he said.
