Finance and Economic Planning > CIDP II > County Overview > Education, Skills, Literacy and Infrastructure > Technical, Vocational Education and Training, TVET

The youth still face significant challenges in terms of access to employment opportunities mainly due to lack of requisite skills set relevant to the job market. Skill development for the youth has been identified as one of the intervention by the county government to address the above challenges. This intervention involves training in TVET institutions.

Formal TVET programme in the county is institution-based and are offered both at public Vocational Training Centres (VTCs) and Technical Training Institutes (TTIs). Informal skill development, mainly on-job training (apprenticeship) also takes place in the informal Jua-kali sector (Small and Medium Enterprises).

Currently, there are eleven operational VTCs with a total enrolment of 1,422 students compared to 925 total students enrolled in 2013 representing 34.9% increase in overall enrolment. Of the current enrolment, 830 (58.4%) are male, and 592 (41.6%) are female. This increase in enrolment is mainly attributable to the introduction of VTCs rebranding strategies and capitation grant. The trainee instructor ratio for the VTCs in the county stands at 24:1. However, the GER of 12.7% in TVET within the county is still below the national MTP II projection of 20%.

Four technical training institutes (TTIs) are currently under construction in each of the four sub-counties of Keiyo South, Keiyo North, Marakwet East and Marakwet West. The TTIs are yet to register enrollment of students. The VTCs offers training on a range of occupational trades including building technology, electrical/electronics, carpentry and joinery, food processing technology, clothing technology, hairdressing and beauty therapy, agribusiness, plumbing and pipe fitting technology, motor vehicle technology and metal processing technology. The TVET sub-sector still experience challenges in terms of job placement of TVET graduates, low enrolment rates in VTCs and inadequate infrastructure.