Technical Vocational College · Kiambu
Pretata Institute Of Professional Studies - Thika
Pretata Institute Of Professional Studies - Thika is a Private Technical Vocational College, offering Certificates and Diplomas courses in Kiambu county, and the neighbouring community.
- Status
- Private
- Type
- Technical Vocational College
- System
- TVET
- County
- Kiambu
Pretata Institute Of Professional Studies - Thika serves the community in Kiambu County, in Kenya. As a Private, Mixed, Technical Vocational College Technical and Vocational Education and Training Institution we welcome learners from the surrounding community and beyond, offering quality, accessible, community-rooted education services.
Pretata Institute Of Professional Studies - Thika embraces an industry-aligned TVET framework, which favours mastery-based technical training, work-integrated apprenticeship, and hands-on occupational assessment alongside core trade principles — preparing skilled technicians for immediate employment, entrepreneurial enterprise, and industrial innovation.
If you are a learner, parent, teacher or if you are interested in Pretata Institute Of Professional Studies - Thika, feel free to visit or contact us.
Sector Data
TVET at a glance
- Degree Holders:
- 3.5% of Kenyans
- Diploma/Cert Holders:
- 7%
- Secondary-Tertiary Transition Rate:
- 30%
- Youth Unemployment Rate:
- 15%
Curriculum
TVET Pillars
Provides the theoretical foundation and technical principles behind tasks.
Focuses on hands-on training and real-world application in workshops or industries.
Shapes professional behavior, time management, discipline, and accountability.
Find us
Location
Pretata Institute Of Professional Studies - Thika, Kiambu
Useful Links
- 🗹 Ministry of Education - MOE
- 🗹 Kenya National Examination Council - KNEC
- 🗹 KNEC E-Certificate Program
- 🗹 National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation - NACOSTI
- 🗹 Kenya Universities and Colleges Placement Services - KUCCPS
- 🗹 Higher Education Loans Board - HELB
- 🗹 TVET Authority - TVETA
- 🗹 TVET Curriculum Development Assessment and Certification - TVET CDACC
- 🗹 Kenya National Qualifications Authority - KNQA
- 🗹 Kenya Association of Technical Training Institutions - KATTI
- 🗹 Kenya School of TVET - KSTVET
- 🗹 School Information System - INSYS
- 🗹 E-Citizen Portal
GOVERNMENT
ASSOCIATIONS
OTHERS
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Court nullifies Kuppet Kiambu elections over irregularities - Daily Nation
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Kiambu High School wall demolition raises security fears during KCSE exams - The Star, Kenya
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Ngegu Primary School in Kiambu Town Constituency is set for further infrastructure improvements following the completion of six additional classrooms under Phase I of an ongoing school improvement programme. According to Kiambu Town MP Machua Wait - Facebook
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Kiambu schools undergo major infrastructure overhaul as MP Machua steps up NG-CDF investment - Education News
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DLP phase II reaches 16 Kiambu sub-county schools - Kenya News Agency
