TVET fees double to Sh105,000, tutors warn of dropouts, low enrollment

Students on a practical lesson on how to properly cut cooper wire during refresher training course on refrigeration & air conditioning for women technicians in Kenya.[Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

It has now emerged that fees at public Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions have nearly doubled over the last year, triggering low enrolment and rising dropout rates as technical colleges have become more expensive than public universities.

Trainers of the Technical colleges have raised an alarm over the sharp increase in costs, which they say is undermining completion and locking out learners from poor and middle-income households.