Rift Valley Technical Training Institute

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Rift Valley Technical Training Institute
Rift Valley Technical Training Institute
RVTTI Logo.png
Former names
Rift Valley Technical and Trade High School
MottoTechnology and Innovation
TypePublic
Established1962
AffiliationTVET
Chairman Prof. David Some
Principal Mrs. Loice Yator
Academic staff
214
Administrative staff
17
Students6300
Location
Eldoret
,
Uasin Gishu County
,
Kenya

0°30′18″N35°18′17″E / 0.504873°N 35.304781°E / 0.504873; 35.304781 Coordinates: 0°30′18″N35°18′17″E / 0.504873°N 35.304781°E / 0.504873; 35.304781
Campus Urban
LanguageEnglish, Swahili
Colors     Gold, Blue and White
Nickname RVTI, Techie
Website rvti.ac.ke

Rift Valley Technical Training institute (RVTTI) is a public technical training institute located in the highland city of Eldoret, Kenya. It is one of the Technical Training Institutes in Kenya. [1] The institution offers Artisan, Craft, Diploma and Higher Diploma Courses with bias to practical industrial applications. [2]

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History

The institution started in 1962 as a technical and trade school. In 1979, it was given high school status and began A- level courses in mathematics, physics and chemistry. In 1986, the school was elevated further to become the regions first technical training institute. [3] The Institution has continuously grown and in recognition to this sustained prosperity, it was nominated in 2013 to be an East African Community Center of Excellence in TVET [4] In 2016, the institution became a UNESCO-UNEVOC network centre, the only TVET institution to have such recognition in East and Central Africa [5] RVTTI was chosen among the pilot institutions for the Competency-based education and training programme(CBET) and had the first cohort join three programmes in January 2019 [6]

Research

Since 2012 RVTTI annually holds an International conference [7] [8] with themes surrounding Technical and Vocational Education. It also publishes two journals namely;Kenya Journal of Technical and Vocational Education and Training(KJ-TVET) and Africa Journal of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (AfriTVET). [9]

Departments

Rift Valley Technical Training institute(RVTTI), has 8 Admitting departments. [10] These are

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Tuition complex at the Main Campus
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department Complex Electrical Department.jpg
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department Complex
HE Hon Dr William Ruto and PS VTT Dr Kevit Desai Poses with Top Students during 9th Graduation Ceremony Dp Ruto with RVTTI graduands.jpg
HE Hon Dr William Ruto and PS VTT Dr Kevit Desai Poses with Top Students during 9th Graduation Ceremony

Directorates

Facilities

The institution has numerous facilities catering for the various technical programs being offered. These include a Sizable State of art Library Complex with a seating capacity of 700, an E-library with seating capacity of 60, Three Conference Halls, Three Restaurants, Several Labs for Bio Chemical Practicals, ICT, Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Building and Civil engineering, and several lecture rooms some equipped with Smart Boards. The institution also has two smart classrooms which offer advanced engineering exposure in the fields of Mechatronics and Renewable energy. The smart classrooms where equipped by Devotra with funding from the ministry of education.

The institution also has facilities for sports including a standard sized football pitch, a basketball Court, a volleyball pitch, a rugby pitch, and a netball pitch.

Campuses

See also

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  2. ↑ "Rift Valley Technical Training Institute Students Visit". RCMRD. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  3. ↑ . maitha.manyala (2014-06-15). "Location, Contacts And Courses Offered At Rift Valley Technical Training Institute (RVTTI)". ZaKenya. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  4. ↑ http://www.eala.org/uploads/21%20November%202013.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  5. ↑ UNESCO-UNEVOC. "UNEVOC Network Portal: Rift Valley Technical Training Institute". UNEVOC Centers. UNESCO. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  6. ↑ Kosgey. "RVTTI Starts CBET Courses". rvti.ac.ke. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  7. ↑ "3RD RVTTI INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON Transformative TVET: Competencies for Current and Future World of Work in ELDORET, Kenya - INOMICS | Conferences and Workshops in Politics". Inomics. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  8. ↑ http://conference.rvti.ac.ke [ dead link ]
  9. ↑ "Africa Journal of Technical and Vocational Education and Training". Afritvet.org. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  10. ↑ "Rift Valley Technical Training Institute, Eldoret – Technology and Innovation". Rvti.ac.ke. 2016-10-01. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
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