For the first time this year, trainee teachers will be eligible for Higher Education Loans Board (Helb) student loans.
According to the Kenya University and Colleges Central Placement Service, the fund will benefit 35 teacher training colleges (KUCCPS).
KUCCPs is placing students in TTCs for the first time, after the Ministry of Education’s decision to delegate duty to the agency.
Until last year, the Ministry of Education was in responsibility of choosing students for admission to public primary TTCs.
The Director General of the Ministry of Education, Mr. Elyas Abdi, expressed confidence in KUCCPS’ ability to fulfill its objective.
Principals and deans of curriculum were taught on the KUCCPs mandate, how to traverse the KUCCPS portals, course validation, and placement processes at a sensitization session held in Thogoto TTC in January of this year.
They were also taught how to submit programs and capacities to the KUCCPS database, as well as how to process applications and transfer funds between institutions.
Mercy Wahome, the chief executive of KUCCPS, said the placement agency had built a “watertight” computerized admissions mechanism that would ensure that all legible applicants were placed.
Dr. Wahome outlined the steps for the second batch of students who would be admitted to the university to pursue training under the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC).
This year, KUCCPS has 35 teacher training colleges listed on its portal for placement.
LIST OF 35 TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGES (TTC) LISTED ON KUCCPS
1. ABERDARE TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGE
2. ASUMBI TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGE
3. BISHOP MAHON TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGE
4. BONDO TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGE
5. BORABU TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGE
6. BUNYORE TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGE
7. CHESTA TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGE
8. EGOJI TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGE
9. GALANA TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGE
10. GARISSA TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGE
11. KAGUMO TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGE
12. KAIMOSI TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGE
13. KAMWENJA TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGE
14. KENYENYA TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGE
15. KERICHO TEACHERS COLLEGE
16. KIBABII DIPLOMA TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGE
17. KITUI TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGE
18. KWALE TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGE
19. LUGARI DIPLOMA TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGE
20. MACHAKOS TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGE.
21. MANDERA TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGE
22. MERU TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGE
23. MIGORI TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGE
24. MOI TEACHERS COLLEGE BARINGO
25. MOSORIOT TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGE
26. MURANG’A TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGE
27. NAROK TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGE
28. SEME TEACHERS COLLEGE
29. SHANZU TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGE
30. ST. AUSTINE TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGE EREGI
31. ST. JOHN’S TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGE KILIMAMBOGO
32. ST. MARKS TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGE KlGARI
33. TAMBACH TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGE
34. THOGOTO TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGE
35. UGENYA TEACHERS COLLEGE
