Hundreds of students studying in middle-level colleges face an uncertain future after the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Authority, jointly with other regulatory bodies yesterday continued to close down more institutions operating illegally across the country.
The authority together with the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board (KMLTTB) closed down 10 colleges in Nairobi and others across the counties in an exercise that started on Tuesday. “We have started the exercise of closing down all these illegally operating institutions.
After the TVET Act came into force in 2013, all the training operators were supposed to apply for registration and accreditation of their programmes.
Last year we placed adverts in the papers and asked all training providers to adhere to the law, including those that had been registered by the Ministry of Education,” TVET Authority director general Dr Kipkirui Langat said.
“While some heeded our call, others failed and continued operating these unregistered colleges and offering unaccredited courses. We have constantly received complaints from the public and employers because most students in these institutions have gone for interviews and presented certificates and have been turned away because the certificates are not recognised,” he added.
Yesterday, students and tutors in the affected institutions in Nairobi were left in shock as the premises were stamped with closure notices while armed policemen escorted the managers to Central Police Station to await their conviction.
Institutions affected in Nairobi included Summit Institute of Professionals located at Union Towers, Crownways Institute at Reinsurance Plaza, Pinnacle Business School at Guilders House and Interglobal Training Institute.
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