SPONSORSHIP FOR NEEDY FEMALES: CRAFT AND DIPLOMA COURSES IN ENGINEERING.

As part of its Corporate Social Investment, the National Industrial Training Authority (NITA) annually sponsors 25 Kenyan female students from low-income families to pursue engineering courses at the trade and certificate levels in an effort to decrease gender disparities in technical/engineering courses. This program began in 2006 through affirmative action, and to date, 250 young Kenyan female students have benefited across the country.

The Authority is looking for female Kenyan form four graduates from Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) districts who want to pursue engineering courses at the craft and diploma levels. These peripheral areas include: Mandera, Turkana, Lamu, Wajir, West Pokot, Kwale, Ijara, Tana River, Garissa, Isiolo, Marsabit, Samburu, Elgeyo - Marakwet, Suba, Kajiado, Kilifi, Taita Taveta, Teso, Mt. Elgon, Kitui, Mwingi, Tharaka, Mbeere, Transmara, Makueni, Kuria and Marigat. Successful applicants will be supported for training at various Public Technical Training Institutions throughout the country. starting May 2024 

The following disciplines are available for training opportunities:

1. Mechanical Engineering
2. Agricultural Engineering
3. Electrical/ Electronics
4. Automotive
5. Surveying
6. Building/Civil Engineering

Eligibility.

In addition to the basic academic qualifications, applicants should be eager to learn and have a natural aptitude for a technical job.

Diploma - KCSE - Minimum Mean Grade of C (Plain), with C + (Plus) in Mathematics, C (Plain) in Physics, and C (Plain) in English. Craft- KCSE - Minimum Mean Grade of D+ (Plus), with at least C- (Minus) in Mathematics and Physics, and D+ (Plus) in English.

How to Apply:

ONLY females who match the aforementioned qualifications and live in the above-mentioned AREAS may apply for sponsorship by:

(i) Submitting a handwritten rationale of no more than three hundred (300) words explaining why they are deserving of the training and sponsorship.

(ii) Applicants must include copies of their certificates, testimonials, and national identification card.

(iii) Applicants should choose ANY TWO courses from the following clusters.

(iv) Applicants should follow the guidelines outlined below [which are also available on our website, www.nita.go.ke.

and send it to the Director General, National Industrial Training Authority (NITA), P.O. Box 74494-00200, Nairobi, on or before 31st October 2023.

Late applications will not be accepted.