TRAINING REVOLVING FUND FOR PUBLIC SERVICE
The Government considers the development of its Human Resources a priority area and a key strategy toward National Development. Vision 2030, the blueprint for the Country’s long-term development envisions a globally competitive and adaptive human resource base that will contribute significantly to the economic, social, and political pillars that are the foundation of national development.
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This, therefore, calls for well-trained, efficient, and motivated public service personnel equipped with the appropriate skills and competencies acquired through training and education.
In this regard, the Government, through the Ministry of Public Service and Gender (MPSG) has established the Training Revolving Fund (TRF) for public servants including, teachers, and persons involved in public teaching service from which, they will borrow funds for professional self-development. In this regard, the Ministry has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) to facilitate access and administer the Fund on behalf of the Government:
The purpose of this Circular is to inform all TSC employees that they can access the facility and sponsor themselves for training in the relevant professional fields.
Attached please find the Eligibility criteria including, the loan Application Requirements, Funding, and Application process.
More information may be obtained from 11Guidelines for the Administration of Training Revolving Fund (fRF) for the Public Service” online.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE LOAN
ELIGIBILITY FOR THE LOAN
To be eligible for TRF, applicants must have met the following considerations:
- Be a public servant,
- Have completed the probation period,
- Have completed two (2) years since completion of a long course,
- Have completed one (]) year since the completion of a short course,
- Commence their studies during the financial year when the funds are awarded,
- The course applied for must be relevant and among those identified as critical (see 5.0 below),
- Have the ability to commence repayment of borrowed funds immediately after disbursement as per the I/3rd rule requirement under the Service Regulations,
- Have the ability to repay borrowed funds within the stipulated period,
- Previous beneficiaries of HELB loans should have completed repayment or have been servicing the loan for at least six (6) months.
LOAN APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
The following shall be the requirements to be submitted to HELB during the TRF loan application process: –
- Duly filled loan application forms in hard copy or electronic form,
- Certified copy of the applicant’s National Identification Card,
- Certified copies of the latest three (3) months’ pay slips,
- Copy of admission letter from a recognized institution,
- A recommendation letter from the employer signed by the Accounting Officer or designated officer indicating the approved course, personal number, and designation of the officer proceeding for training,
- Certified copies of national IDs of guarantors who must be serving in a Ministry /Department/Service Commission/County Government.
FUNDING
The Fund shall consider applications for courses that cost between Kenya shillings thirty thousand (Ksh.30, 000.00) and five hundred thousand (Kshs.500, 000.00) per year subject to the ability to pay.
Funding considerations will include:
- The award of funds for courses shall be restricted to costs related to tuition, examination, library, computer, and research;
- Fees for accommodation and tuition on residential short courses will be treated as one item (where applicable) for the purpose of funding;
- Ensuring no one shall benefit more than once from the fund at the same time;
- Successful completion of the course should be within the stipulated period, The TRF will not meet expenses occasioned by repetition of the course,
- Courses offered in local training institutions,
- Application for further funding upon proven reasonable grounds,
- Where beneficiaries exit the public service further disbursements will
APPLICATION PROCESS
The applicant shall be required to:
- Fill an application
- Sign a loan agreement form when applying for the funds,
- The forms will be available at the HELB website on helb.co.ke for online application.
- The forms will be submitted along with the required supporting documents,
- Applicants will be required to provide two guarantors who should be serving public servants in Ministries/Departments/Service Commissions/County
- Applicants shall allow 30 days for processing of the
CRITICAL TRAINING AREAS
| SINO | TRAINING AREA |
| 1. | Accounting/Financial Management |
| 2. | Actuarial Studies |
| 3. | Administration |
| 4. | Advanced Finger Print |
| 5. | Advanced Rock Blasting Techniques |
| 6. | Aeronautical and Radar Management |
| 7. | Agricultural Engineering |
| 8. | Agricultural Resource Management |
| 9. | Analytical Chemistry |
| to. | Animal Production |
| 11. | Aviation |
| 12. | Betting Control .. |
| 13. | Bio Statistics |
| 14. | Cartography and Survey |
| 15. | Certified Forensic Accounting |
| SINO | TRAINING AREA |
| 16. | Climate Change |
| 17. | Clinical and Alternative Medicine |
| 18. | Communication e – System |
| 19. | Compensation Management (Salaries and Payroll Administration) |
| 20. | Computer Geographic Information |
| 21. | Computerized Record and Archival Management |
| 22. | Cooperative Management |
| 23. | Copyrighting and Patenting |
| 24. | Corporate Governance and Ethics |
| 25. | Criminology and Social Order |
| 26. | Curriculum Development |
| 27. | Data Management |
| 28. | Democracy, Refugee, and Humanitarian Affairs |
| 29. | Demographic / Population Studies |
| 30.31. | Econometrics AnalysisEfficient Deck Handling, Safety, and Seamanship |
| 32. | Entrepreneurship /Micro and Small Enterprises |
| 33. | Environmental Chemistry |
| 34. | Environmental Impact Assessment |
| 35. | Fibre Diplomacy |
| 36. | Fisheries Technology |
| 37. | Food Science |
| 38. | Foreign Languages |
| 39. | Forensic Medicine / Science/Deontology |
| 40. | Gender, HIV, and Productive Health |
| 41. | Geo-Information and Remote Sensing (GIS) |
| 42. | Guidance and Counselling |
| 43. | Health and Safety |
| 44. | Horticultural Science and Management |
| 45. | Human I Resource Management & Development |
| 46. | Human Resource Management Information System |
| 47. | Industrial Development |
| 48. | Industrial Relations |
| 49. | Instrumentation (Repair of Medial Equipment) |
| 50. | International Development |
| 51. | International Relations |
| 52. | The investigation, Process Service, Prosecution, and Advocacy |
| 53. | Job Analysis and Evaluation |
| 54. | Laboratory Information Management System |
| 55. | Legal Studies |
| 56. | Legislative Drafting |
| 57. | Marine and Oceanography /Tsunamigenic Modelling |
| SINO | TRAINING AREA |
| 58. | Maritime Law |
| 59. | Mediation, Conflict Resolution, and Peace Building |
| 60. | Micro Hydro and Electrical Power Development |
| 61. | Microwave Science |
| 62. | Mineralogy and Crystallography |
| 63. | Mining and Environment |
| 64. | Modeling Techniques (Macro and Micro Modeling Systems) |
| 65. | Monitoring and Combating Human Traffic |
| 66. | Nautical, Safety, and Seamanship |
| 67. | Offshore Mapping/Drilling |
| 68. | Organizational and Restructuring Development |
| 69. | Pension Administration |
| 70. | Petroleum Exploration |
| 71. | Project Management (M & E Project) |
| 72. | Public/ Private Partnership |
| 73. | Public Policy |
| 74. | QLiantity and Building Survey |
| 75. | Regional Integration |
| 76. | Renewable Energy Technologies |
| 77. | Research, reforms, and Innovative Consultancy |
| 78. | Safety and Sea Faring Skills |
| 79. | Solid Waste and Air Pollution |
| 80. | Specialized Coaching Course |
| 81. | Sports Administration |
| 82. | Technology Transfer |
| 83. | Toxicology |
| 84. | Value Addition (Livestock Products) |
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