The Auditor-General has raised concerns over licensing gaps in Kenya’s technical and vocational education sector after an audit revealed that more than 800 registered training institutions and 2,400 trainers had expired licenses.According to the Auditor-General’s report on the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TVETA) for the financial year ended June 30, 2025, 812 out of 2,120 registered institutions had expired licenses.
Category: Education
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Teachers Seeking Transfers Urged To Apply Online Ahead Of December Window, How To Apply
Teachers who want to move to new stations should file their requests through the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) online transfer portal, as the commission gears up to handle transfers during the December school holidays.For many, the window comes as welcome news. Teachers who ended up far from home under the delocalization policy, some of them for years, now have a chance to ask for a posting closer to their families.
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No phones for candidates, officials as KNEC tightens KCSE security
The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has banned candidates and examination officials from carrying mobile phones and smartwatches into KCSE examination centres as part of tightened measures to curb cheating during this year's national examinations.KNEC Chief Executive Officer David Njengere said anyone found in possession of a mobile phone during an examination session will be treated as having committed examination malpractice.
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The staffroom is also a classroom: School leaders teach without speaking
There is a silent contradiction in some learning institutions that deserves serious reflection. We expect teachers to nurture disciplined, responsible, respectful and morally upright learners, yet sometimes the very environments in which they work fail to demonstrate these values. We teach honesty while tolerating dishonesty, preach teamwork while nurturing divisions, demand accountability while practising selective responsibility, and insist on respect while disregarding the dignity of colleagues.
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KNEC Reveals How Much Examiners Will Earn For Marking 2026 KJSEA Exams
The 2026 Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA) ended on Friday, October 30, and the focus has now moved from exam rooms to marking centres.The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has now answered. Examiners will get Ksh 35 for each script they mark, a one-off basic payment of Ksh 1,500, and a coordination fee of Ksh 250 for every day of the exercise.
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The tale of ‘torn socks’ and the reality of the deceptions we live with
Let me start with a confession. Last week, I, a man in a smart suit, with polished shoes and a serious face like a Deputy County Commissioner, boarded a bus to town wearing torn socks.Yes. Torn socks.It happened like this.
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PS Muoria warns against awarding TVET certificates without proven skills
The Principal Secretary for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), Dr Esther Thaara Muoria, has challenged principals of technical institutions to tighten assessment standards and ensure graduates demonstrate practical skills before being awarded certificates.Muoria said the credibility of Kenya’s Competency-Based Education and Training (CBET) system depends on producing graduates whose qualifications reflect skills they can demonstrate in real workplace environments.
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Kenya Kwanza administration boasts of its huge investment in education
The Kenya Kwanza administration boasts of a huge investment in education, having raised national funding to Sh784.5 billion for the 2026/27 financial year, up from about Sh500 billion in 2022. The allocation is spread across basic education, technical training, higher education and the stability of the teaching workforce.
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Over 800 TVET institutions operating with expired licences, audit reveals
More than 800 technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions were running with expired licences by November 2025, while over 2,400 trainers were also practising without valid licences, an audit by Auditor General Nancy Gathungu has revealed.The audit of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TVETA) for the year ended June 30, 2025, found that 812 of the 2,120 registered institutions, or 38 per cent, had expired licences.
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Over 800 TVET institutions, 2,400 trainers operating with expired licences – Gathungu
Listen to articleGathungu warned that the situation could weaken training standards and expose the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TVETA) to legal and reputational risks for failing to enforce compliance.Over 800 technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions were operating without valid licences by November 2025, while more than 2,400 trainers also had expired licences, an audit by Auditor General Nancy Gathungu has revealed.