Kenya Industrial Training Institute

The Kenya Industrial Training Institute (KITI) is a Government Department under the Ministry of Industrialization and Enterprise Development offering  training in technical skills with a strong component of entrepreneurship skills for self-employment.

The objectives are to train artisans, craftsmen, technicians, engineering graduates, engineers and entrepreneurs to work in the existing industries and for self-employment; train middle level managers for the industrial sector and to carry out research in projects and products that would accelerate rural industrialization.

The institute has 8 training departments most of which have adequate training space in form of workshops and classrooms. The leatherwork and tannery department was started with the aim of training small scale entrepreneurs in skill upgrading and self employment. The department trains both short term courses (3months) and long term courses (2 years). Short term courses are examined by directorate of industrial training (DIT) (Grade Test III to Grade test I) while as long term courses (Artisan /Craft Certificate are examined by Kenya National Examination council). Artisan certificate course takes one year while as craft certificate course takes two years.

The grandaunts are absorbed in tanneries, footwear, industries, and leather products firms, jua kali sectors, youth polytechnics, rehabilitation centre’s etc.

Contacts

Kenya Industrial Training Institute | Solai Road | P.O. Box 280-20100 | Nakuru

| Tel +254 51 2216755, +254 51 2216291, +254 51 738233765, +254 774944615, +254 714579276

Email: director@kiti.ac.ke