The Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) is targeting 7, 500 new admissions for the first time through electronic registration to cut cost on paper work and seal revenue loop holes.
The online registration portal will also weed out cheats who are unqualified, but use unscrupulous means to make their way to the institution.
Speaking in Kisumu over the weekend, KMTC Director Peter Tum said this is part of the many reforms the institution has put in place to improve on its efficiency.
He said that e-registration will ensure that the very many students through out the country aspiring to join KMTC are reached.
“Beginning this year, any student will have to apply online for the first time as opposed to in the recent past where we lost revenue since many people would use the same paying slip to apply to our institutions without us knowing,” he said.
He added that this will even make payment easier as many people have mobile phones and payment will be done through mobile payment platforms.
He said this will also reduce cases where some people join KMTC through backdoor and also having a leaner team to undertake verification of documents.
“What will happen is you go to our online portal and you pay first before you are able to proceed. Afterwards you will get a statement approving your course application,” he said.