Diploma And Certificate Courses Scrapped In Universities. The Ministry of Education has announced plans to end certificate and diploma programs at public universities.
Only TVETs and colleges will be able to access the programs under the new system.
The cabinet secretary for education, Ezekiel Machogu, spoke on Friday at the Kenya Institute of Special Education during a forum for stakeholders’ participation.
He asserted that universities ought to focus less on providing “anything and everything” in the way of course offerings.
Diploma And Certificate Courses Scrapped In Universities
We now contend that a university is not required to take that course. You need to determine your area of expertise. a field in which you are also well-known,” the CS said.
Machogu mentioned that Egerton University used to be well-known for providing courses related to agriculture, livestock, and veterinary medicine.
He continued by saying that Strathmore University is well-known for its accounting and finance programs.
“This university attracts a lot of applicants despite its high tuition costs since it specializes in the subjects it offers. Why? since it has chosen to stay out of everything and everything,” Machogu remarked.
He pushed other colleges to provide students with a specialized course.
“In any case, our middle-level colleges, our TVET institutions are now better placed to offer diploma courses,” he stated.
According to Machogu, universities must gradually and methodically stop offering diploma programs.
“This is to allow TVET institutions and national Polytechnics as well as other middle-level colleges to offer the diplomas,” he stated.
Additionally, Machogu stated that the Commission for University Education is developing bridging courses with Cabinet permission.
“Similar to what we used to have in 2008 to 2016 but because we did not have proper policy guidelines, it was misused,” the Chief of Staff stated.
Thus, we are currently engaged in a project. It is the Commission for University Education’s mandate to address.
According to Machogu, the goal is to provide individuals who want to go to college but are having problems with their cluster points a chance.
Furthermore, according to Machogu, the Ministry aims to satisfy worldwide standards for training for employment objectives by making learning in TVET institutions highly practical.
“Last year, Germany came here to recruit. The UK was present, he claimed, and they were able to obtain more than 100 workers by going to Nyandarua National Polytechnic.
Machogu stated that he is trying to simplify TVET institutions, noting that he discovered them to be disorganized.
Exam results from 2019 to 2021 were not yet available when we arrived. On December 18, I established a special task force, and at least we succeeded in releasing the first batch. Every exam taker anticipates results,” he remarked.