The Association of Private Technical Institutions in the North Rift region has asked Vocational Education and Training Authority (TVETA) to put in place measures to end the discrimination of students from privates institutes in the allocation of funds from Higher Education Loans Board (HELB).
Led by the Director of Eldoret-based Nehema Institute of Science and Technology Joseph Chepkwony, the owners of private institutes said it was unfair for their students to face discrimination in the allocation of funds from the state despite Deputy President William Ruto assuring those joining the technical institutes that they will be funded by the government.
"When students in government institutions get up to more than Sh50,000, unfortunately, those in private institutions only get less than Sh30,000 from HELB, an amount which is inadequate,” Chepkwony said in Eldoret town on Saturday.
He challenged TVETA to support students joining private institutions arguing that they admit many needy students than the government institutions.
"The authority should not put our students in a financial dilemma, we admit many needy and bright students than the government ones, let the government support them too so that we get skills required in implementing the big four agenda," noted Chepkwony.
The Nehema Institute of Science and Technology director also urged organizations such as World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the department of technical training under the Ministry of education to promote both private and government institutions through rationing available finance for sponsorship to students.
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