Register and license a TVET institution with TVETA
Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority · sources read 2 Oct 2026
Apply online on TVET MIS (mis.tveta.go.ke). A private college first gets a free Letter of No Objection for its name and registers the business name on eCitizen, then fills the form, pays, and is inspected by TVETA before it is registered and licensed.
- Fee
- We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
- Where
- Online on the TVET MIS portal (mis.tveta.go.ke); business name on eCitizen; then an inspection at your premises
What you need
- For the Letter of No Objection: a copy of each director's KRA PIN
- For the Letter of No Objection: a copy of each director's ID card
Steps
- Sign up for an institution account on TVET MIS and activate it from the link sent to your email.
- Private colleges: propose a name and apply for a Letter of No Objection. It is free.
- Private colleges: register the business name with the Registrar of Companies on eCitizen, attaching the letter.
- Fill in the institution application on MIS and pay the fee through eCitizen.
- TVETA inspects the institution, then registers and licenses it if it passes.
Watch out
- TVETA rejects names that copy an existing college, differ only by letters or case, or sound like a government body (words like 'Authority', 'Agency', 'County').
- Renewal, new programmes, moving premises and name or ownership changes are also applied for on MIS.
Who can apply
- Public and private TVET institutions. Only private ones need the Letter of No Objection first.
Official sources (3)
- Institution application process tveta.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- FAQs tveta.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- TVET MIS portal mis.tveta.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026