Sigalagala National Polytechnic (SNP) is a publicly managed National Polytechnic that was founded in 1950 as a Technical and Vocational Training Institute. Sigalagala National Polytechnic (SNP) was established in 1950 as Nyanza Technical and Trade School on a thirty-three-acre piece of land. The institution inherited land and buildings from the British gold miners who had been operating there since 1930s. In 1967, the institution was transformed to become a National Technical school offering Ordinary Level technical competencies and programs including Kenya Certificate of Education (K.C.E) and later turned into a Technical Training Institutes in the late 1980s.
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Sigalagala National Polytechnic
The institution was elevated to a National Polytechnic by Legal Notice No. 90, The Sigalagala National Polytechnic order 2016 by the Cabinet Secretary of Education in exercising the powers conferred by section 26 (2) of Technical Vocational Education Training (TVET) act 2013. The order is known as The sigalagala National Polytechnic order, 2016.
The polytechnic has three campuses; the Main campus, Kakamega Town campus and Maturu campus. The polytechnic is mandated to offer courses at craft, diploma and higher diploma levels. The institution produces middle-level human resource that is well-equipped with technical and business skills relevant in the industry. It produces technicians and technologists who plays a major role towards the attainment of the Kenya Vision 2030.
