NITA/PIT 1

REPUBLIC OF KENYA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR
NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL TRAINING AUTHORITY
Commercial Street, Industrial Area
P.O. Box 74494-00200
NAIROBI, KENYA
Tel: 0772292488, 0753244676, 0202695586, 0202695589, 0720917897, 0736290676
Email: directorgeneral@nita.go.ke Website: www.nita.go.ke

GUIDELINES ON TRAINING FOR PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT

These guidelines are for application for training of employees in performance improvement based
on identified training needs.

1. Eligibility of employers and employees

a. The employer should be registered as an Industrial Training Levy contributor and be up-to-
date with the monthly levy contribution.

b. Only citizens of the East African member states working in Kenya may be trained under the
Industrial Training Levy Fund.

c. Only employees on whom the Industrial Training Levy is remitted shall benefit from the
Industrial Training Levy Fund.

2. Submission of the application form

a. An application must be submitted to the Director General of the National Industrial Training
Authority prior to an employer sending an employee for training under the Industrial Training
(Amendment) Act 2011.
b. A copy of a National Identity card or a passport of the nominated employee should be attached
to the application form.

c. The application should reach the Director General at least seven (7) for local training and
fourteen (14) days for overseas training before the commencement of the course.

d. The application form should be duly completed and any changes on information given should
be communicated to the Director General prior to commencement of training.

3. Nominated participants

a. In-house training (where all participants are from the same employer) should have not less than
eight (8) and not more than twenty-five (25) participants per course session.

b. There is NO LIMIT on the number of participants undertaking in-house sensitization courses.

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 4. Training Providers

a. An Industrial Training Levy contributing employer may train staff with any public institution.

b. An employer may only train with a Private Training Provider where such a provider is
registered by the National Industrial Training Authority. A list of registered private training
providers is available on www.nita.go.ke

c. All persons engaged to conduct training must conform to the Guidelines for Registration and
Renewal of Training Providers and adhere to the accompanying Code of Conduct available
on www.nita.go.ke

5. Overseas Training

a. For overseas training, approvals shall only be given where such training is not locally
available.

b. A nominee for overseas training should have worked for at least six (6) months in the relevant
field at the nominating organisation.

c. A nominee for training should travel by the most economical airfare on the route.

6. Reimbursements
a. Reimbursable items for approved overseas training based on documentary evidence shall cover
all or part of any of the following:
i. Tuition and course fees charged by the approved training institutions,
ii. A return economy air fare,
iii. Accommodation and meals expenses,
iv. Cost of books and materials prescribed by the training institution.

b. Reimbursement for all approved training shall be made in accordance with the reimbursement
rates detailed in the approval letter from the NITA.

c. Training organized by a parent company, or attachment to the supplier of the employer or a

manufacturer, shall only qualify for reimbursement of a return economy airfare on the most
economical carriers on the route.

d. The following activities shall not be eligible for reimbursement; Meetings, Breakfasts,
Luncheons, Dinners, Study Tours, Conferences, Discussions, Trade Fairs, Exhibitions,
Bridging courses, overseas courses lasting less than two (2) weeks, and any training conducted
by employer’s own resource persons.

Appeals
An employer may appeal to the Director General on a rejected application where there exists
reasonable ground for such an appeal.

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