Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba on Tuesday released the 2024 Competency-Based Education and Training assessment results.
The Education CS, who announced the results at KICC, Nairobi, said the assessment carried out between October 24 to November 22 2024 was executed across 314 TVET assessment centers.
At level three, 202 candidates were assessed in various courses, with 120 (59 per cent) being male and 82 (41 per cent) being female.
The National Skills certificate comprised 18 qualifications with 968 units of competency.
At level four, out of the 9,090 candidates who were assessed, 5,153 represented 57 per cent male and 3,936 which accounts for 43 per cent were female. The Artisan certificate overall comprised 47 qualifications with 49,391 units of competency.
At level five, a total of 28,878 candidates were assessed with 14,155 (49 per cent) being male and 14,712 (51 per cent) being female. The Craft certificate comprised 74 qualifications with 150,603 units of competency.
At level six, 27,636 candidates were assessed out of which 14,442 (52 per cent) constituted males while 13,187 (48 per cent) represented females. The Diploma certificate comprised 100 qualifications with 130,797 units of competency.
‘’Overall 65,808 candidates were assessed in 239 qualifications across all levels with 331,759 units of competency,’’ Ogamba said.
‘’These figures represent a remarkable 196% increase from the November/December 2023 assessment.’’
Ogamba further launched the dual training policy, which would equip Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVETs) students with both theoretical knowledge and practical skills to remain globally competitive.
He urged the trainees to take advantage of the various programs implemented by the government such as the Hustler Fund and the Youth Enterprise Development Fund to grow their businesses citing cyber security, renewable energy, use of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation were among skills youth should be equipped with.
The Education CS also encouraged women to be actively involved particularly in male-dominated fields. ‘
"We must cater to women's participation in male-dominated fields like Engineering and Technology,’’ he said.
