Type Public Affiliation TVET Principal Edwin M. Tarno, HSC. Phone +254 708 264411 Number of students 5,300 Color Gold,Blue and White | Established 1962 Chairman Dr. Kennedy Koech Founded 1962 Motto Technology and Innovation | |
Former names Rift Valley Technical and Trade High School Similar The Eldoret National Polytechnic, Laikipia University College, Predictions On Line, Kenya Institute of Manage, Vera Beauty College Profiles | ||
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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. The institution offers Artisan, Craft, Diploma and Higher Diploma Courses with bias to practical industrial applications.
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- Rvtti in bomet county rift valley technical training institute eldoret
- Africa tech challege tti tour rift valley technical training institute
- History
- Research
- Departments
- Directorates
- Facilities
- Campuses
- References
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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. The Institution has continuously grown and in recognition to this sustained prosperity, it was nominated in 2013 to be a "East african Community Center of excellence". in TVET In 2016, the institution became a UNESCO-UNEVOC network center, the only TVET institution to have such recognition in East and Central Africa
Research
Since 2012 RVTTI annually holds an International conference 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". ).
Departments
Rift Valley Technical Training institute(RVTTI), has 8 Admitting departments. These are
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.