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The growing allure of diploma courses as candidates opt out of degrees

Technical University of Kenya.

Efforts to revitalise technical, vocational education and training (TVET) institutions in Kenya are paying off as students qualifying for placement to degree programmes opt to pursue diploma instead.

A growing number of students are enrolling in Kisumu National Polytechnic and Technical University of Mombasa which were elevated to universities among other institutions to pursue diploma courses.

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