The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has announced exciting free training opportunities in technical skills for the youth.
In a job advertisement released on Tuesday, October 29, the Authority revealed that the training will take place across four counties.
“The government of Kenya has secured funding from the World Bank for the Horn of Africa Gateway Development Project and plans to use part of these funds to enhance Technical Capacity Development by training selected unemployed youth, project-affected individuals, and persons living with disabilities in Isiolo, Meru, Wajir, and Garissa Counties,” the advertisement stated.
KeNHA emphasized that participants will engage in a thorough technical skills training program designed at the craftsmanship level.
The training will be hosted at several institutions, including Nkabune Technical Training Institute, North Eastern National Polytechnic, Bishop Locati Training Institute, Sensei Institute of Technology, and Meru National Polytechnic.
This initiative aims to equip attendees with vital skills to improve their employability and economic prospects in various sectors.
To qualify for the program, applicants must meet the following criteria:
a) Age between 18 and 35 years.
b) Educational requirements:
- For courses examined by KNEC: Applicants should possess KCSE and/or KCPE certificates, demonstrating literacy.
- For courses examined by NITA: No formal educational qualifications are needed.
Applicants can have any educational background, including those who have not completed formal schooling, as long as they possess a valid Kenyan National ID.
c) Applicants must be residents of either Meru, Isiolo, Wajir, or Garissa County.
d) Each applicant may apply for only one course at a single institution.
KeNHA indicated that preference would be given to applicants who are orphans, come from single-parent families, or are young single parents.
Application forms can be collected from area chiefs’ offices or KeNHA regional offices in Isiolo and Garissa, as well as from County Commissioners’ offices in Isiolo, Meru, Wajir, and Garissa.
Additionally, the forms can be downloaded for free from the KeNHA website (www.kenha.co.ke).
All applications must be verified by the local Chief or Assistant County Commissioner to confirm residency.
Furthermore, completed applications must be submitted in hard copy to the KeNHA regional offices in Isiolo and Garissa, or to the County Commissioner’s offices in Isiolo, Meru, and Wajir.
The deadline for submissions is Tuesday, November 26, at 5:00 p.m.
KeNHA also specified that applications should be marked as “TECHNICAL CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH TRAINING OF THE SELECTED UNEMPLOYED YOUTH,
PROJECT AFFECTED PERSONS AND PERSONS LIVING WITH DISABILITIES IN ISIOLO, MERU, WAJIR, AND GARISSA COUNTIES.”
