For the first time this year, trainee teachers will be eligible for a Higher Education Loan Board (HELB) student loan.
According to the Kenya University and College Central Placement Service, the fund will benefit 35 teacher training colleges (KUCCPS).
KUCCPs are placing students in TTCs for the first time since the decision of the Ministry of Education to hand over the duty to the agency.
Until last year, the Ministry of Education was responsible for selecting students for admission to the public primary TTC.
Mr. Elyas Abdi, Director General, Ministry of Education, expressed confidence in the ability of KUCCPS to achieve its objective.
Course principals and deans were taught how to navigate the KUCCPS portal, course validation and placement processes at a sensitization session held at the Thogoto TTC in January of this year.
They were also taught how to submit programs and capabilities to the KUCCPS database, as well as how to process applications and transfer funds between organizations.
KUCCPS chief executive Mercy Wahome said the placement agency had created a “watertight” computerized admission mechanism that would ensure that all applicable applicants were placed.
Dr. Wahome outlined measures for the second batch of students who will be admitted to the university for training under the Competency-Based Course (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
