Up to 11,991 2023 Kenya Certificate of secondary Education finalists, who had met the threshold for joining universities, have opted to pursue diplomas as demand for technical skills in the job market soars.
This, as over 134,743 2023 students have secured slots to join public universities.
Speaking during the release of the placement report for the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education candidates, the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Services Chief Executive Officer Agnes Wahome said out of those 18,558 students have been placed in private universities.
KUCCPS placed 10,263 students in Teacher Training Institutes where they placed 734 students for Diploma Secondary Teacher Training and 9,529 for Teachers Training in Primary.
The agency also placed 19,653 students in Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC)
The Agency says it will open its portal for students who wish to transfer from institutions on the 5th of June 5 as it anticipates a smooth process that will guarantee completion of the entire process by July in time for all students to begin reporting in August
The government says it plans to triple enrollment in Technical and Vocational Education Training institutions from 350,000 to a million over the next five years,
This has been revealed amid ongoing celebrations marking 100 years since inception of TVETs in the country and increased emphasis that the technical colleges have potential to transform the economy.
A caravan carrying the TVET at 100 Torch and Flame has been passing through TVET institutions across the country in celebrations set to culminate in a national event at the Kabete National Technical Polytechnic on July 31 2024.