Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) CEO, Agnes Wahome, has clarified that government scholarships will not be extended to students pursuing Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) courses within universities.
However, students can still opt for TVET courses within universities, but they will need to finance themselves. The CEO also stated that TVETs registered under the Ministry of Education, including National Polytechnics and Technical Training Institutes (TTIs), are eligible for government scholarships and loans.
The KUCCPS portal will open for 2022 KCSE candidates in a week, and they will have until the end of June 2023 to revise their courses before admission in September 2023.
KUCCPS CEO, Agnes Wahome, has clarified that students pursuing TVET courses within universities will not receive government scholarships according to the new funding model.
She added that these universities offer diploma and certificate courses, but they have what they call TVET schools within them. Students can still opt for TVET courses within universities, but they will need to finance themselves.
Agnes Wahome also stated that TVETs registered under the Ministry of Education, including National Polytechnics and Technical Training Institutes (TTIs), are eligible for government scholarships and loans.
About 200 TVET institutions fall under the Ministry of Education, and students joining them will be able to access both loans and government scholarships.
The KUCCPS portal will open for 2022 KCSE candidates in a week. Students will have until the end of June 2023 to revise their courses before admission in September 2023.
This comes after the government announced a new funding model where students joining universities will receive government scholarships, loans, and bursaries.
Students joining TVETs will also receive funding, but they will need to pay a percentage of the cost of their education. The President assured students that no one would be left behind in the new funding models.