1st Graduation Ceremony as a National Polytechnic 2024

On 12th October 2023, The Jeremiah Nyagah National Polytechnic was honoured to host our Principal Secretary, Dr. Esther Muoria, Hon. Joshua Kandie-MP Baringo Central, Ministry of Education officials and The Chief Executive Officer of Buildingswerk der Bayerischen Wirtschaft (bbw gGmbH) with his team. This followed signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the MOE and Buildingswerk der Bayerischen Wirtschaft (bbw gGmbH), which seeks to provide employment for Kenyan youth in the TVET sector abroad. This move was facilitated by Hon. Kandie, who has been motivated by his love for young people and has been working with BBW. Thanks to this initiative, supported by the MOU between the German company and MOE, our TVET graduates have received thorough briefings on the career opportunities in Germany. A pre-selection exercise of TVET graduates was scheduled in sampled TVETs where graduates drawn from different institutions were briefed on the expectations of the pre-selection requirements for German companies. Jeremiah Nyagah National Polytechnic was one of the TVET institutions from which 45 TVET graduates from various institutions attended. In her statement, Dr. Muoria encouraged young people to take interest in the German language online courses offered at hub4africa.bayern to attain the German Language certification that is required in this process.

Dual TVET training focuses on improving access to training, as well as its quality and relevance and on instilling labour focused skills to youth in the TVET sector. This has been put in place to deal with high unemployment rates in the country and the mismatch between the industry and what is taught in the institutes of higher learning. This training model aligns with the Competence-Based Education and Training (CBET) curriculum. It also promotes collaboration between the private sector and training institutions to develop innovative solutions that better prepare trainees for the world of work. The Jeremiah Nyagah National Polytechnic has been collaborating with various industry players in order to ensure that trainees acquire skills relevant to current industry needs. Some of our partners include:

•  Embu food plug (formerly Chrismit hotel)
•  Izaak Walton Inn
•  Kenya School of Government

•  Metis Palace
•  Mountain Breeze Hotel
•  Mwaniki Garage
•  Rukuriri Tea Factory
•  Embewasco
•  Embu Water and Sanitation Factory amongst others

The 31^st of May was a special day for JNTI with the lunching of the Jeremiah Nyagah National Polytechnic (formerly Jeremiah Nyagah technical Institute) Konza Digital skills laboratory. The propitious event saw the institute receive the Information Communications and the Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary, Mr. Eliud Owalo, Principal Secretary, Engineer John Tanui as well as the Embu County Governor Hon. Cecily Mbarire to launch the digital lab. The government through the Ministry of Information Communications and the Digital Economy seeks to establish and operationalize digital labs within TVET’s for the youth to access digital skills. This move aims to turn Kenya into a digital economy. The skills lab is open to students, trainers and the community. Through the labs, individuals can be able to apply online jobs and improve their economic status.

• Multipurpose Administrative Complex-JNNP opened doors of the multipurpose administrative complex which serves many functions. This block holds all administrative offices including the Office of the Chief Principal. It also holds two board rooms, library, Jitume and ICT labs and the main staff room. This block ensures that trainees get assistance from one centre and also to accommodate the growing population of trainees.
• Masonry Workshops-In addition, the polytechnic also increased the number of workshops in the building and civil engineering department, with two masonry workshops. This was to cater to the growing population especially in the Building and Civil Department which currently has a student population of 1053 which accounts for 26% of the current student enrolment. The workshops cover an area of 16*54 m²
• Gate and Perimeter wall- The perimeter wall covers 400 linear meters on each side. The construction of the new gate began in 2019 and was completed in 2021.
• Cabro Pavement-Cabro pavement was put to cover the polytechnic grounds more specifically the parking lot, the front side of the administration block and tuition blocks.

The Jeremiah Nyagah National Polytechnic was honored to host the 1^st ever Mt. Kenya East job fair from 12^th to 14^th June, 2024.The fair was organized by the State Department of Diasporqa Affairs in conjunction with the State Department of TVET and County Government of Embu. The fair attracted over 8,500 participants, 30 TVET institutions and 32 recruitment agencies. The fair focused on informing youth of opportunities abroad, requirements and processes of accessing jobs in the diaspora across many sectors. Jeremiah Nyagah National Polytechnic was tasked with assisting the youth to requirements including language skilling, certification and fast tracking of documentation.