The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) has opened applications for public Teacher Training Colleges (TTCs) as part of the ongoing phased placement process for various training institutions this year.
A total of 13,823 places are available across 36 public Teacher Training Colleges (TTCs) for the September 2025 intake into the Diploma in Primary and Secondary Teacher Education programmes. The application period will remain open until 20 March.
At present, there are three colleges offering the Diploma in Secondary Teacher Education, with a capacity to admit 2,735 students, while the remaining 33 institutions offer the Diploma in Primary Teacher Education, with 11,088 vacancies available. The secondary training colleges include Kagumo TTC, Kibabii TTC, and Lugari TTC.
The primary Teacher Training Colleges include Aberdare TTC, Asumbi TTC, Bishop Mahon TTC, Bondo TTC, Borabu TTC, Bunyore TTC, Chesta TTC, and Egoji TTC.
Other institutions offering primary teacher training include Eregi TTC, Galana TTC, Garissa TTC, Kaimosi TTC, Kamwenja TTC, Kenyenya TTC, Kericho TTC, Kigari TTC, Kilimambogo TTC, Kitui TTC, Kwale TTC, Machakos TTC, and Mandera TTC.
Meru TTC, Migori TTC, Moi Baringo TTC, Mosoriot TTC, Murang’a TTC, Narok TTC, Seme TTC, Shanzu TTC, Tambach TTC, Tarbaj TTC, Thogoto TTC, and Ugenya TTC will also be enrolling primary teacher trainees.
Applicants for the primary TTCs must have a minimum mean grade of C (plain) in KCSE or an equivalent qualification, while those seeking enrolment in the Diploma in Secondary Education must have a minimum of C+ in KCSE or its equivalent. Applicants with qualifications other than KCSE should seek equivalence from the Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA) to facilitate their application.
“KUCCPS is encouraging interested and qualified Form Four leavers from the 2024 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) cohort, as well as those from previous years, to apply for these slots,” said KUCCPS CEO, Agnes Mercy Wahome, in a statement released in Nairobi on Thursday.
Applicants are advised to remain vigilant to avoid falling victim to online fraudsters.
“Those who may require assistance are encouraged to visit KUCCPS offices at ACK Garden House on 1st Ngong Avenue, Community Area, Nairobi, any of the 58 Huduma Centres across the country, or any of the TTCs listed above that are located near them,” Dr Wahome added.
The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) is a State Corporation within the Ministry of Education, established under the Universities Act No. 42 of 2012. It is tasked with coordinating the placement of Government-sponsored students to universities and colleges, providing information on available programmes and their costs, collecting and retaining data related to student placement, developing career guidance programmes for students, and performing other functions assigned under the Act.
