The State Department for Technical, Vocational Education and Training has advanced efforts to enhance management of TVET institutions by convening key stakeholders on Tuesday, April 21, 2026.
The workshop concentrated on creating Human Resource instruments to direct staffing, career advancement, and institutional governance throughout the sector.
At the workshop’s opening, Principal Secretary for TVET Dr Esther Thaara Muoria stated that developing these instruments represents not merely an administrative task but a fundamental step in securing the future of skills training in Kenya.
She highlighted that TVET has become a core component of Kenya’s development strategy, significantly contributing to industrialization, innovation, and labor mobility in alignment with Kenya Vision 2030 and the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda.
“No reform initiative can succeed without the appropriate human resource foundation,” she remarked, emphasizing that for ongoing reforms like Competency-Based Education and Training to be effective, those implementing them require clear and suitable HR systems.
PS Muoria recognized that while enrollment and institutions in the TVET sector have expanded rapidly, this growth has not always been accompanied by corresponding human resource planning, leaving many institutions with outdated and inadequate staffing structures for current demands.
She cautioned that this situation has directly impacted quality, staff morale, and overall institutional performance.
The workshop, conducted in collaboration with the Public Service Commission of Kenya, aims to develop HR Policies and Procedures Manuals, staff establishment frameworks, organizational structures, and Career Progression Guidelines specifically designed for TVET institutions.
The PS emphasized that trainers particularly require a well-defined and structured career path to maintain motivation and effectiveness.
“Where career progression is uncertain, motivation diminishes. Where structures are inadequate, accountability weakens. Where policy guidance is lacking, inconsistency emerges,” she said.
PS Muoria encouraged all participants to engage openly and constructively, noting that the resulting instruments must transcend paperwork and genuinely enable institutions to recruit, deploy, evaluate, develop, and retain qualified personnel.
“The effectiveness of any education and training system ultimately depends on the competence of its administrators,” she concluded.