The government has elevated 13 Technical and Vocational Colleges to National Polytechnic status to enhance access to higher education.
The resolution followed a Cabinet meeting held on Tuesday at the Kakamega State Lodge and chaired by President William Ruto.
"The action by Cabinet is pursuant to the principles set out in Sessional Paper No. 1 of 2005: A Framework for Education, Training and Research; which establishes a pathway for upward mobility of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) graduates," a dispatch released after the meeting read in part.
The policy framework requires that at least one National Polytechnic is established in each county and a TVET institution in every constituency.
The elevated institutions are Maasai Technical Training Institute, Kiambu Institute of Science and Technology, Rift Valley Institute of Science and Technology, Coast Institute of Technology, Tseikuru Technical and Training College and Sang’alo Institute of Science and Technology.
Others are Bureti Technical Vocational College, Jeremiah Nyagah Technical Training Institute, Mawego Technical Training Institute and Baringo Technical Training Institute.
