NYS Vocational Training Institute is a public institution that offers technical training to students enrolled in the NYS paramilitary training. NYS has different campuses spread in the country: the Survey/Ruaraka campus in Nairobi, the Industrial area- Nairobi, Naivasha, Gilgil and Yatta Machakos. The contacts or address for the NYS head office are P.O. Box: 30397-00100 Ruaraka-Nairobi. For those enrolled in the NYS paramilitary training, it takes six months of non-combat paramilitary training. After training, recruits are required to serve at least six months in the national service. In this article, we explore the NYS courses.

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NYS vocational training institute courses – industrial area Nairobi

Vocational training centres offer mainly artisan and craft certificate courses. The college offers courses at different study levels including; artisan, diplomas, and certificate courses. The following is a list of accredited/approved NYS courses offered at NYS Vocational Training Institute/Youth Polytechnic, located in Nairobi, Nairobi County.

1. Craft in Electrical &Electronics (Power option) (KNEC)
2. Craft in Motor Vehicle Mechanic (KNEC)
3. NVCET in Electrical &Electronics Technology (KNEC)
4. NVCET in Motor Vehicle Technology (KNEC)
5. Craft in Information Communication Technology (KNEC)
6. NVCET in Information Communication Technology (KNEC)
7. Diploma in Information Communication Technology (KNEC)
8. NVCET in Metal Processing Technology (KNEC)
9. Craft in Metal Processing (KNEC)
10. Trade Test in Motor Vehicle Electrical (NITA)
11. Trade Test in Welding and Fabrication (NITA)
12. Trade Test in Fitting and Turning (NITA)

NYS Vocational Training Institute branches

As mentioned earlier, the following are some of the branches where NYS courses are offered.

1. Survey/ Ruaraka campus Nairobi,
2. Industrial area- Nairobi,
3. Naivasha, Gilgil, here is the list of courses offered at NYS Naivasha
4. Yatta Machakos.

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Final word

NYS Vocational Training Institute is a public institution that offers technical training to students enrolled in the NYS paramilitary training. NYS has different campuses spread in the country among them; Survey/ Ruaraka campus Nairobi, Industrial area- Nairobi, Naivasha, Gilgil and Yatta Machakos. The contacts for NYS head office are P.O.Box: 30397-00100 Ruaraka-Nairobi. You can contact the institute for NYS courses PDF download.