Karen Technical College

Karen Technical Training Institute for the Deaf (KTTID) is a public technical and vocational institute in Karen under the State Department for Technical, Vocational Education and Training. It was set up in 1990 to give Deaf learners practical, job-ready skills, and teaching takes Kenyan Sign Language into account through a dedicated Communication and Sign Language department. The institute runs artisan, craft and diploma courses examined by KNEC, NITA trade tests and competency-based programmes assessed by TVET CDACC. Its academic departments cover agriculture, automotive engineering, building and construction, carpentry and joinery, electrical and electronics engineering, information and communication technology, institutional management (catering and accommodation), business studies and entrepreneurship, clothing technology, and hair and beauty. TVETA lists it as registered and licensed, with diplomas that include ICT, building technology, electrical and electronics engineering, clothing technology, human resource management and social work. The institute also has a games and sports programme and a dean of students' office.