Published: 02 Mar 2022 1,004 views
The National Industrial Training Authority (NITA) sponsors Twenty five (25) Kenyan female students from needy backgrounds annually to pursue engineering courses at craft and diploma levels in an effort to reduce gender disparity in technical/engineering courses as part of its Corporate Social Investment. Through this affirmative action, this program was started in 2006 and to date over 270 young Kenyan female students have benefited across.
The NITA Kenya Female Engineering Sponsorship Programme 2022 Training opportunities are clustered in the following disciplines:
1. Mechanical Engineering
2. Agricultural Engineering
3. Electrical/Electronics
4. Automotive
5. Surveying
6. Building/civil engineering
The National Industrial Training Authority (NITA) is a state corporation established under the Industrial Training (Amendment) Act of 2011. Its mandate is to promote the highest standards in the quality and efficiency of Industrial Training in Kenya and ensure an adequate supply of properly trained manpower at all levels in the industry. The Authority has its headquarters in Nairobi and five industrial training centres spread across the country; NITA Textile Training Institute, NITA Nairobi, NITA Kisumu, NITA Mombasa and NITA Athi River. The Centres host a number of ind...&nb... continue reading
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| Application Deadline | 11 Mar 2022 |
| Country to study | Kenya |
| Type | Training |
| Sponsor | National Industrial Training Authority (NITA) |
| Gender | Women |
The successful applicants will be sponsored for training in various Public Technical Training Institutions in starting May 2022.
The Authority invites applications from Kenyan female form four leavers from Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) areas who wish to pursue engineering courses at craft and diploma levels. These marginal areas include: Mandera, Turkana,Lamu, Wajir, West Pokot, Kwale, Ijara, Tana River, Garissa, Isiolo, Marsabit, Samburu, Elgeyo-Marakwet, Suba, Kajiado, Kilifi, Taita Taveta, Teso, Mt. Elgon, Kitui, Mwingi, Tharaka, Mbeere, Transmara, Makueni, Kuria and Marigat.
Applicants should be willing to learn and possess an aptitude towards a technical career in addition to the following minimum academic requirements:-
Diploma- KCSE-Minimum Mean Grade of C (Plain), with at least (C+ Plus) in physics and English
Craft- KCSE-Minimum Mean Grade of D + (Plus), with at least C- (Minus) in Mathematics D+ (plus) in Physics and English.
Only females who meet the above requirements and are from the areas stated above may apply for sponsorship by:
1. Submitting a hand written justification of not more than three hundred (300) words indicating why they deserve the training and the sponsorship.
2. Applicants must attach copies of academic certificates, testimonials and National Identity Card.
3. Applicants should select ANY TWO courses from the different clusters listed below.
4. Applicants should use the guidelines below [ also available on our website: [www.nita.go.ke] and submit the same to the Director General, National Industrial Training Authority (NITA), P.O BOX 74494-00200, Nairobi, so as to be received on or before 11th March 2022. Late applications will not be considered.
For more details, visit NITA website.
