Kenya enrols 100,000 in skills based training as reforms gather pace

Principal Secretary for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Esther Muoria at the Capacity Building Workshop on Modular CBET at JKUAT Karen Campus on September 16, 2025. [Courtesy]

Kenya has enrolled more than 100,000 trainees in modular Competency-Based Education and Training (CBET) courses as the  government pushes to align skills with industry needs.

Principal Secretary for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Esther Muoria said the reforms, rolled out in September 2023, are transforming the country’s human capital development and addressing systemic inequalities in the education sector.