Kenya's craft, engineered since 1924.
From the Native Industry Training Depot of 1924 to an ISO‑certified national polytechnic, Kabete has spent a hundred years teaching people to build, fix and make.
The first TVET institution in Kenya to export engineering spare parts internationally, following its win at the Africa Tech Challenge.
Find your field.
12 departments spanning engineering to enterprise. Every programme runs at artisan, craft, certificate or diploma level.
All programmes →Business Studies
Accountancy, supply chain, sales and enterprise management.
Computing and Informatics
Software, networking and hardware skills for a digital economy.
Health Sciences
Community health, nutrition and medical laboratory training.
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Production, machining, welding and vehicle technology.
Building and Civil Engineering
Construction trades, structures and the built environment.
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Power, installation, instrumentation and electronics.
You learn it by making it.
The difference here is the workshop. Competency‑based training means you spend your time on real machines, real materials and real projects, and you leave with a skill an employer can see, not just a certificate.
- 01 Fully equipped workshops, labs and studios across every department.
- 02 Industrial attachment that puts you inside real workplaces before you graduate.
- 03 Competency-based curriculum aligned to national TVET standards.
- 04 A campus whose engineering work has reached international markets.
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Apply in four steps.
Applications are handled online through the Kabete portal on Jiunge. You can apply and pay from anywhere in the country.
Find your programme
Search the catalogue by field, level or intake.
Register & apply
Create an account and complete the online form.
Pay the fee
Settle the application fee by M-Pesa or bank.
Get your letter
Download your admission letter once approved.
Assessed to Australian standards.
Kabete recently hosted a week of competency assessments under the Signet Institute of Australia programme, bringing together 133 trainees and 33 trainers from five Kenyan TVET institutions — with Kabete serving as the national assessment centre for Brick & Block Laying, Ageing & Disability Support, and Community Services.
Read about the partnership →
More than a classroom.
Sport, culture, graduation and a green campus in Lower Kabete — the life that happens around the training.
