About Us
Nairobi Technical Training Institute derives its history as far back as the year 1951 when it started as “Modern High School” catering predominantly for the Asian community resident in the neighbourhood. Though a secondary school, the curriculum offered at the time had a bias towards the inculcation of vocational skills which encompassed Mechanical Engineering and Carpentry & Joinery. In 1953, the name of the school was changed to Technical High School and the Cambridge School Certificate Examination was first taken in 1954.
At independence and in the spirit of the Ominde Education Commission of 1964, the school opened its doors to all races. The curriculum continued to lay emphasis on technical education and was expanded to include Plant Mechanical, Woodwork, Electrical and Motor Vehicle mechanics skills. Both ‘O’ and ‘A’ level classes were accommodated.
With the implementation of the MacKay report in 1986, all technical high schools in the country were converted to technical training institutes to admit and equip high school leavers with vocational skills. NAIROBI TECHNICAL TRAINING INSTITUTE came into being and initially offered courses at artisan level. These comprised General Fitter, Welding and Fabrication, Carpentry and Joinery, Electrical Installation, Motor Vehicle Mechanics and Business Studies.
After an appraisal of the Institute, Craft courses were introduced in 1988 and these included Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Installation, Motor Vehicle Mechanics, Science Laboratory Technology, Supplies Management and KATC. Enrolment into Carpentry and Joinery continued to dwindle and the course was eventually phased out and replaced with Garment Making in 1995.
Applied Biology was launched in 1995 as the first diploma level program. This marked the beginning of the introduction of a wide array of programs in various fields at diploma level, the latest being Food and Beverage, Pharmacy and Information Communication Technology