The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has announced the phasing out of 67 business and technical courses offered in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions.
KNEC in a circular dated May 5, 2025, sent to all heads of TVET institutions, TVET County Directors, and Sub County Directors of Education offering business and technical examinations, said that TVET curricula and syllabi have been under review by the Kenya Institute of Curriculum (KICD) since 2009.
The council said that in the review, non-modular courses have gradually been replaced by modular TVET courses.
Institutions were expected to migrate to the new modular courses within five years of the expiry of the old courses.
“KNEC has been offering candidates with referrals in the phased-out courses opportunities to register and sit the affected papers. However, some institutions have often used this as a loophole to register fresh candidates in the expired courses,” read part of the circular.
In turn, the council directed institutions still offering the expired courses that examinations for the phased-out courses will be offered for the last time in November 2025.
The examining body said that there will be no registration of candidates for these courses after November 2025 and that phased-out modular courses will be discontinued progressively between November 2025 and November 2027.
“There will be no registration of candidates for these Modular courses after November 2027,” KNEC added.
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TVET technical courses phased out
| Course Code | Course Name | Replaced by |
| 1102 | Craft Certificate in Mechanical Engineering | 1501 |
| 1103 | Certificate in Automotive Engineering | 1503 |
| 1106 | Craft Certificate in Welding & Fabrication | 1508 |
| 1202 | Certificate in Electrical Installation | 1601 |
| 1204 | Certificate in Electronics Instruments & Fault Diagnosis | 1602 |
| 2101 | Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (Production Option) | 2501 |
| 2106 | Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (Fabrication Technology & Metallurgy Option) | 2508 |
| 2305 | Diploma in Building | 2705 |
| 2307 | Diploma in Civil Engineering | 2707 |
| 2709 | Diploma in Architecture | 2710 |
| 0504 | Artisan Certificate Seafarers | 05041 |
| 1504 | Craft Certificate Nautical Science | 15041 |
| 1505 | Craft Certificate Marine Engineering | 15051 |
| 2504 | Diploma Nautical Science | 25041 |
| 2505 | Diploma Marine Engineering | 25051 |
| 2101 | Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (Production Option) | 2501 |
| 2102 | Diploma in Plant and Work services Engineering | 2502 |
| 2103 | Diploma in Automotive Engineering | 2503 |
| 2104 | Diploma in Construction Plant Engineering | 2509 |
| 2106 | Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (Fabrication Technology and Metallurgy option) | 2508 |
| 2107 | Diploma in Acronautical Engineering (Airframes and Engines Option) | 2506 |
| 2201 | Diploma in Electronic Engineering | 2601/2/3 |
| 2202 | Diploma in Electronics Engineering (Telecommunication Option) | 2602 |
| 2203 | Diploma in Telecommunication Engineering | 2602 |
| 2204 | Diploma in Electrical Engineering (Power Option) | 2601 |
| 2206 | Diploma in Instrumentation & Control Engineering | 2603 |
| 2207 | Diploma in Aeronautical Engineering (Avionics) | 2507 |
| 2209 | Diploma in Information Technology | 2920 |
| 2404 | Diploma in Applied Biology | 2914 |
| 2426 | Diploma in Dietetics Management | 2916 |
| 1408 | Craft Certificate in Science Laboratory Technology | 1904 |
| 1409 | Craft Certificate in Fishery Technology | 1908 |
| 1402 | Craft Certificate in Food and Beverage Production | 1802 |
| 1406 | Craft Certificate in Laundry and Housekeeping Operations | 1819 |
| 2402 | Diploma in Food and Beverage Management | 2802 |
| 2419 | Diploma in Accommodation Management | 2819 |
| 2406 | Diploma in Housekeeping | 2819 |
| 1403 | Craft Certificate in Food Processing & Preservation Technology | 1903 |
| 2403 | Diploma in Food Science & Technology | 2913 |
| 2411 | Diploma in Analytical Chemistry | 2915 |
| 1407 | Craft Certificate in Baking Technology | 1907 |
| 1507 | Craft Certificate in Baking Technology | 1907 |
| 2420 | Diploma in Bakery Technology | 2920 |
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Business courses that have been phased out by KNEC
| Course Code | Course Name | Replaced By |
| 1801 | Craft Certificate in Secretarial Studies | 1901 |
| 1802 | Craft Certificate in Marketing | 1902 |
| 1803 | Craft Certificate in Supplies Management | 1903 |
| 1806 | Craft Certificate in Business Administration | 1906 |
| 1807 | Craft Certificate in Co-Operative Management | 1907 |
| 1808 | Craft Certificate in Personnel Management | 1908 |
| 1809 | Craft Certificate in Transport Management | 1909 |
| 1813 | Craft Certificate in Library, Archives and Information Studies | 1913 |
| 2801 | Diploma in Secretarial Studies | 2901 |
| 2802 | Diploma in Marketing | 2902 |
| 2803 | Diploma in Supplies Management | 2903 |
| 2806 | Diploma in Business Administration | 2906 |
| 2807 | Diploma in Cooperative Management | 2907 |
| 2808 | Diploma in Personnel Management | 2908 |
| 2809 | Diploma in Transport Management | 2909 |
| 2810 | Diploma in Legal Secretarial Studies | 2901 |
| 2811 | Diploma in Labour Studies & Management | No replacement |
| 2812 | Diploma in Tourism Management | 2912 |
| 2813 | Diploma in Information Studies | 2913 |
| 2814 | Diploma in Entrepreneurship | 2914 |
| 1924 | Craft Certificate in Investment Management | No replacement |
| 2924 | Diploma in Investment Management | No replacement |
| 3802 | Higher Diploma in Marketing | No candidates |
Craft Certificate in Human Resource Management, Diploma in Human Resource Management, and Diploma in International Freight Management will be discontinued in phases and be replaced by course codes 1926, 2926, and 2925 respectively.
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