Get a TVET certificate or diploma recognised and equated by TVETA
Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority · sources read 2 Oct 2026
Fill TVETA's equation application form, pay KES 5,000 and send certified copies of your certificates, transcripts and ID. A normal application takes about 5 working days, or 24 hours if you pay KES 10,000 for express.
- Fee
- KSh 5,000First applicationKSh 3,000Re-application (same qualification)KSh 10,000Express service (24 hours)KSh 10,000Employer or other body in Kenya
- How long
- About 5 working days (24 hours with express service)
- Where
- Online, through the application form on the TVETA website (tveta.go.ke)
What you need
- Signed and stamped academic certificates and transcripts
- National ID (Kenyans); passport, visa and work permit (foreigners)
- For foreigners: an admission or employment letter
- Proof of payment
Steps
- Get your certificates, transcripts and ID certified by a Commissioner for Oaths or a Notary Public.
- Open the Recognition & Equation page on tveta.go.ke and fill in the application form linked there.
- Pay the fee for your type of application and attach proof of payment with your documents.
Watch out
- Any document not in English must be translated into English first.
- If you apply from outside Kenya, the fee is USD 300, not the shilling amounts.
Who can apply
- Anyone holding a TVET certificate or diploma from a local or foreign TVET institution.
- You can apply yourself, or an employer, a college admitting you, a government agency or a court can apply.
Official sources (1)
- Recognition & Equation of TVET Qualifications tveta.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026