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LAWS OF KENYA
TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING ACT
THE TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING REGULATIONS
LEGAL NOTICE 242 OF 2015
- Published in Kenya Gazette Vol. CXVII—No. 130 on 27 November 2015
- Commenced on 27 November 2015
- [Revised by 24th Annual Supplement (Legal Notice 221 of 2023) on 31 December 2022]
1. Citation
These Regulations may be cited as the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Institutions Regulations.2. Interpretation
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—"Act" and "the Act" means the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Act;"accreditation" means the process by which the Board formally recognizes and confirms by certification that an institution has met and continues to meet the standards of academic, training and competence excellence set by the Board in accordance with the provisions of the Act;"Authority" means the Technical and Vocational Educational and Training Authority established under section 6 of the Act;"Board" means the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Board established under section 8 of the Act;"Cabinet Secretary" means the Cabinet Secretary for the time being responsible for matters related to technical and vocational education and training;"certificate" means the level of qualification below diploma or its equivalent;"Certification Council" means the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Curriculum Development, Assessment and Certification Council established under section 44(1) of the Act;"Commission" means the Commission for University Education;"course" means the programme of instruction comprising a range of syllabus content areas for trainees to acquire knowledge, work attitudes, skills and competences for employment in formal or informal sectors;"curriculum" means the programme of courses fulfilling the requirements for a certificate or diploma in a particular field of study;"Diploma" means the level of qualification below degree and above a certificate;"industrial attachment" means a supervised practical experience that is the application of previously studied theory under the supervision of a trainer and a supervisor in the industry;"Institution" means an institution that promotes or offers technical and vocational education and training;"manager" means a person engaged with the approval of the Board to manage a TVET institution;"National Polytechnic" means an institution declared a National Polytechnic in accordance with section 26 of the Act;"private institution" means an institution which is not a public institution;"programme" means a sequential grouping of courses which forms a considerable part, or all, of the requirements for an academic credential or an occupational objective;"public institution" means an institution established or maintained by use of public funds or by the community;"quality assurance" means the procedures, processes and systems used to guarantee and continuously improve the training standards of a TVET institution;"standard" refers to an established norm or requirement;"trainer" means a person registered under section 25(1)(b) of the Act;"training" includes technical and vocational education and training leading to acquisition specialized skills and knowledge that can provide the practitioner with livelihood;"TVET institution" means a Technical and Vocational Education and training institution;"university" means a university within the meaning of the Universities Act (Cap. 210);"vocational training centre" means an institution providing training leading to awards below the level of diploma.Part II – ESTABLISHMENT OF TVET INSTITUTIONS AND ACCREDITATION OF PROGRAMMES
3. Eligibility for application
4. Application requirements
5. Minimum requirements for accreditation, registration and licensing Management and administration
An institution that is seeking approval for registration shall be required to have the following management and administration structures—6. Physical facilities
7. Offices and classrooms
In order to be eligible for license by the Authority an institution shall be required to establish, at a minimum—8. Laboratories and Workshops
An institution shall provide adequately equipped workshops or laboratories, where these are required by the curriculum offered, and where the institution offers courses regulated by professional bodies, such laboratory or workshop as may be specified by the regulator.9. Library
10. Sanitation
An Institution shall provide adequate sanitation facilities in accordance with the relevant health laws.11. Recreational Facilities
The institution shall provide facilities for co-curricular activities in form of indoor games and other sports, and where necessary may facilitate such sports through agreement to use facilities managed by the county in which they are situated or other institutions' facilities.12. Services
Every institution shall have the following services installed in accordance with the requirements of the Building Code and the health laws—13. Staffing
The management of every institution shall ensure that—14. Students' Welfare
Every institution shall ensure that the following services are provided to the students—15. Accreditation of local training programs
16. Registration and Licensing of trainers of TVET institutions
17. Board to decide on registration and licensing
Part III – TVET QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEMS
18. Authority to be quality assurance agency
19. Industrial Interface and Student Development
20. Monitoring and evaluation
21. Institutionalization of standards and quality assurance
Every institution shall—22. Filing of annual reports
All institutions shall submit the following information to the Authority on an annual basis in a prescribed format—Part IV – COLLABORATION BETWEEN FOREIGN INSTITUTIONS AND LOCAL INSTITUTIONS
23. Accreditation of foreign institutions and training programmes
24. Collaboration Review
Upon receipt of the application to collaborate under regulation 23, the Board shall review the application to—25. Grant of License to Collaborate
The Board may upon confirmation that all the requirements have been met grant a license to collaborate, and shall maintain a register of the institutions granted authority to collaborate with other institutions.Part V – RECOGNITION AND EQUATION OF QUALIFICATIONS AWARDED BY FOREIGN INSTITUTIONS
26. Scope
27. Principles of recognition and equation
The following principles shall apply to the equation of diplomas and certificates—28. Evaluation of Foreign Qualifications
The Board shall evaluate and equate foreign diplomas and certificates conferred or awarded by foreign institutions upon their presentation to it, and in doing so shall—29. Criteria for Recognition and equation of Qualifications
30. Change of ownership of a TVET institution
Part VI – GENERAL PROVISIONS
31. Fees
The fees chargeable for services rendered under these regulations shall be as may be gazetted by the Authority from time to time.32. Penalties
33. Appeals
34. Transitional Arrangements
35. Revocation of Authority issued Licence
The Authority may, where a local institution is licensed to collaborate with a foreign institution, revoke the licence to collaborate issued before the expiry thereof if—36. Notice to Revoke licence to Collaborate
37. Standards and guidelines
The Authority may from time to time issue standards and guidelines for the implementation of these Regulations.History of this document
31 December 2022 this version
Revised by
24th Annual Supplement