Machogu: Only 21 percent of learners have applied to TVETs.
Ezekiel Machogu, the secretary of the education cabinet, estimates that 559,021 students who qualified for admission to TVET institutes have not yet submitted their placement applications.
Students who scored lower than a C+ on the KCSE in 2022 could enroll in TVET institutes and take a variety of courses because 703,121 of them matched the criteria.
roughly 145,060 students have actually filed placement applications, which accounts for roughly 21% of the total number of placements available.
During his appearance before the National Assembly Education Committee, Machogu addressed this issue. He used the 2022 KCSE cohort, which had 703,121 students who scored below a C+, to illustrate how all students are eligible for TVET placement. This suggests that a substantial percentage, particularly 559,021
Machogu voiced worry about the serious threats to tertiary educational institutions posed by the finance issues. Despite this, he pointed out that TVET institution admissions are a yearly process that continues, and he believes that more students will eventually secure placements and be admitted.
The number of students enrolled in TVET institutes increased significantly between 2018 and 2022, rising from 60,667 to 327,778.
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In the 2018–19 Fiscal Year, the government adopted a capitation grant and set the annual tuition price at Sh56,420. A regular capitation amount of Sh30,000 per year was initially allocated to each learner for their training, with extra funding coming through household contributions and loans from the Higher Education Loans Board.
However, the budgeted funding remained constant at Sh5.2 billion year despite the rising enrolment rates at TVET institutions.
A capitation deficit of Sh4.64 billion became apparent in the Financial Year before (2022-23). The per-student capitation grant thus decreased from Sh30,000 to as little as Sh13,000 annually. Likewise, between Sh40,000 to Sh35,000 was the average loan amount per trainee per year.
According to Machogu, the government intends to completely support 42,144 TVET trainees under the new funding mechanism. These people, along with their families, will not be expected to contribute any money.
Additionally, needy applicants will receive a government scholarship for 80% and a loan for 20% of the program costs. These expenses will not be borne financially by their households.
A 70% scholarship will be given to students who are deemed to be in dire need, covering the majority of their program expenditures. Additionally, a 30% loan will be available with no family contribution required.
Applicants who are deemed to be in need will be given a scholarship covering 50% of the program’s tuition along with a 30% loan. The remaining 20 percent will be covered by their households.
Less poor individuals will receive a loan of 48 percent of the program cost in addition to a scholarship of 32 percent of the overall cost. In this instance, the households’ share will be 20%.
The government has allocated Sh5.2 billion to support continuing trainees in TVET institutions, and each would receive a capitation payment of Sh15,038, which is less than the initially agreed-upon amount of Sh30,000, according to Machogu.
Machogu suggested an extra budget allocation of Sh3.4 billion for continuing trainees to fill this financing deficit, bringing the support per trainee up to Sh25,000.
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