How To Become a TVET Trainer in Kenya FAST (Step-by-Step)

In this blog post, I’m going to be explaining to you how to become a TVET trainer in Kenya.

It’s one of the jobs that are paid respectively.

So, you get respectable pay and I think being a TVET trainer comes with a lot of freedom.

If you are you teaching like myself, then I think becoming a TVET trainer is a good thing.

How to become a TVET trainer in Kenya (how to become an instructor in TVET colleges in Kenya)

So how specifically do you become a TVET trainer in Kenya? My name is trainer John from Kenya

education guide.

I teach in a few institutions in Kenya.

TVET trainer requirements in Kenya – How you are supposed to prepare to be hired for TVET trainer jobs in Kenya (Step by Step)

STEP 1 – Get a Qualification Relevant to TVET teaching

Number one, you need to have at least a craft  certificate. But maybe it makes more sense for you to have a diploma.

So have a diploma in a relevant line is a must have.

And when I say relevant line, I mean when you look at TVETs in Kenya, you can see what they

are teaching…

1. Electrical
2. Hairdressing
3. Accounting,
4. Business management,
5. Building technology.

There is so many…so many courses they have.

So have a diploma or a higher national diploma

Maybe you have advanced…if so,  it’s also acceptable.

Or a bachelors.

 

So that’s the first qualification.

You will only have your diploma or certificate or high national diploma

accepted if it comes from any of the following bodies:

• KNEC
• Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development
• KASNEB
• National Polytechnics
• NITA (National Industrial Training Authority)
• An accredited university -could be a local university or a foreign university. It doesn’t matter as long as it is an accredited one.

STEP 2 – Attend Pedagogy Training

The next step is making sure that you have undergone pedagogy training i.e you get teaching skills you (you must have been taught how to teach).

Now, the recognized pedagogy qualifications by the TVETA authority are either have a:

Diploma in technical education-So if you have plumbing for example or an accounting qualification diploma and then you have a diploma in technical education in that line, perfect.

If you have a diploma in education also perfect. You can also be hired if you have a final level

instructor training from KTTC, the former Kenya Technical Teachers College. Nowadays it is called Kenya school of TVET.

Anybody with a final level instructor training from KTTC will be perfect.

Another one that is considered is an education degree.

If you have bachelor of education degree again in in a relevant line, you are good. Also Bachelor of Technology Education degree is considered.

Also another one is Bachelor of Technical Education. The other one is Bachelor of Nursing.

Also Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education and Extension.

The other qualifications that are accepted for you to be considered for Technical Trainer Jobs In Kenya are postgraduate diploma in education and probably the best one if you choose to go the postgraduate way..

That means you already had a bachelor’s and now you thought that you can become a trainer

and you choose to do a postgraduate, probably the best one is PGD TVET, that is postgraduate diploma in TVET.

Okay, this one again is offered at the Kenya school of TVET.

So those are the pedagogy qualifications that are considered if you want to become a TVET trainer in Kenya – you will have met all TVETA license requirements.

STEP 3 – How to get TVETA license in Kenya

The final step if you have done your Diploma or Degree qualification and you have your pedagogy, the final is to register with TVETA.

So this is your final step and it is just done online.

You go to tveta.go.ke and you upload the documents (all needed as per the above TVET trainer qualifications in Kenya) then fill in the required details.

The fee is Kshs.1,000.

You get to have your TVETA license and you will now be ready to start applying for those jobs.

So don’t forget to apply for vacancies offered by the boards of governors once you have completed your TVETA trainer registration.

You don’t have to wait for the PSC jobs. These (the Boards) most of the time they have some shortages of staff and they hire part-time tutors, sometimes temporary tutors.

Apply.

You never know.

Again, these public service TVET trainer jobs will find you while you’re working there.

And if you have done good for yourself, they might recommend you to the shortlisting panel during recruitment.

You never know.

So don’t just stay at home.

Start applying for these jobs.

Even private institutions hire trainers.

So that’s How To Become a TVET Trainer in Kenya.

PS: If you prefer to watch, below is the video version of this guide:

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