Shamberere Technical Training Institute is a middle-level college in

Western Kenya After the 2013 general election, and the coming into effect of the new constitution, provinces became defunct and the country was now divided into 47 counties. Each county has its own government and therefore there is no central regional cap ...

, located in South Kabras near the West Kenya Sugar Factory. It has over 300 students, most boarders at the

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History

The institute was started in 1984 as a rural development school offering grade test, craft and tailoring. Later, it was upgraded to a Youth Polytechnic, and was put under the care of the Youth Affairs Ministry. In April 2009, the

Polytechnic Polytechnic is most commonly used to refer to schools, colleges, or universities that qualify as an institute of technology or vocational university also sometimes called universities of applied sciences. Polytechnic may also refer to: Educatio ...

was upgraded to a National Technical Training Institute, offering

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courses.

Courses

Diploma in

Electrical Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter that has a property of electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as described by ...

and

Electronics Engineering Electronics engineering is a sub-discipline of electrical engineering which emerged in the early 20th century and is distinguished by the additional use of active components such as semiconductor devices to amplify and control electric current f ...

Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, and ...

Civil Engineering Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewage ...

Business Administration Business administration, also known as business management, is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. From the point of view of management ...

ICT ICT may refer to: Sciences and technology * Information and communications technology * Image Constraint Token, in video processing * Immunochromatographic test, a rapid immunoassay used to detect diseases such as anthrax * In-circuit test, in ...

Agriculture Engineering Agricultural engineering, also known as agricultural and biosystems engineering, is the field of study and application of engineering science and designs principles for agriculture purposes, combining the various disciplines of mechanical, civil, ...

and

Textile Engineering Textile Manufacturing or Textile Engineering is a major industry. It is largely based on the conversion of fibre into yarn, then yarn into fabric. These are then dyed or printed, fabricated into cloth which is then converted into useful goods s ...

. Certificate courses include electrical installation,

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y, and

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Instruction

The institute has qualified

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to cover all courses that they have to offer.

Communications

The institute has good

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coverage. It is about 1 km from Kakunga Junction on Kakunga-West Kenya Road. The

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at the institute is said to be excellent with all the four

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in the country covering the area from the surrounding base stations at Bukhaywa, Kakoyi and West Kenya. The institute operates the

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1316-50100

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