Vocational Training College students in Bomet County are set to benefit from bursaries and scholarship programmes rolled out by the County Government.
This is according to Bomet County Governor Prof. Hillary Barchok, who said Sh. 25 million has been allocated towards funding the programme.
Prof. Barchok said since the programme was initiated seven years ago, enrollment in the colleges has increased steadily, with a rise from 4,640 to 5,383 trainees in the 33 VTCs in the county.
He was speaking at Silibwet Stadium on Saturday, where the college county ball games final competition was held.
The governor said inadequate school fees were, therefore, no longer an excuse for a lack of training on skills and the exploitation of talents that would lead to self-employment.
Barchok said his administration was keen on ensuring that it channelled resources in time into supporting the VTCs. Barchok said enough instructors have been employed.
While congratulating Tegat and Embwen VTCs for winning men’s and women’s football, respectively, Barchok encouraged the trainees to further their education in their disciplines and aim to be job creators.
By Kipngeno Korir
