Directorate of Standards & Compliance
The core mandate of this Directorate is to inspect institutions to ascertain compliance with set standards and recommend curriculum review. It is headed by a Director and assisted by two managers.
The functions of the directorate:
- Categorize and schedule institutions for standards compliance assessments
- Inspect institutions for compliance with set TVETA standards and guidelines
- Coordinate evaluation of standards compliance assessment reports
- Liaise with National and County Governments on compliance with TVETA standards
- Coordinate field offices and liaise with field officers on mapping of TVET institutions
- Monitor advertisement by TVET institutions in print and electronic media for enforcement and compliance with standards
- Update TVET database for standards compliance
- Enforce industrial attachment and internship policies as per the TVET Act 2013
- Advise on the development of schemes of service for trainers
- Benchmark best practices on training standards compliance
- Develop guidelines for TVET training facilities
- Curriculum review for programs or course of study
- Monitor examinations by various examining bodies for standards compliance
- Vetting of foreign examining bodies for compliance with TVETA standards