Loans offered to thousands more tertiary students

By Maina Waruru. Thousands of Kenyan students pursuing post-secondary technical and vocational education and training, or TIVET, will start benefiting from state loans for the first time this year. Previously, students in public universities had the monopoly on state support.
Learners in TIVET institutions will be able to access support from the Higher Education Loans Board, HELB, to help them meet the costs of their education and repay the debt after graduation. The move is seen by experts as aimed at encouraging more young Kenyans to acquire technical skills, which are acutely lacking across the country. In future, loans will also be extended to students in private institutions and to adult learners. Read more...