Awareness Levels on Existing Sources of Funding for Vocational Training in Elgeyo-Marakwet County, Kenya
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Date
2020
Authors
Kiplangat, Terwes M.
Muthima, Purity W.
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Publisher
International Organization Of Scientific Research (IOSR)
Abstract
There has been record of vocational training centres being under capacity in Elgeyo-Marakwet
County for the past several years. The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether the level of awareness on
existing sources of financing contribute to enrolment in public vocational training centres. The target
population comprised of 11 principals, 60 tutors, 1437 VTCs students and 20 primary school leavers. The
sample size had 394 respondents; 11 principals, 52 tutors and 312 VTCs students. Snowballing method was
used to locate 20 primary school leavers. The study used questionnaires and interview schedules as instruments
for data collection. The study found out that the level of awareness of existing sources of funding by students
and school leavers contributed to low enrolment rate in public VTCs. This is because some potential students
and their parents were found not to be aware of various agencies providing financing for learning in public
VTCs. The study recommends that the county government should create awareness on existence of VTCs and
requirements for one to join them.
Description
A research article published in IOSR Journal of Research & Method in Education
Keywords
Awareness, Financing, Vocational, Enrolment, Sources
Citation
Terwes M. Kiplangat. "Awareness Levels on Existing Sources of Funding for Vocational Training in Elgeyo-Marakwet County, Kenya.” IOSR Journal of Research & Method in Education (IOSR-JRME), 10(2), 2020, pp. 31-37.