Application for the Higher Education Loans Board, HELB First Time TVET Loan Applications for Kenyan Students – 2023/2024 Entry is now open for the New Academic Session.
The Higher Education Loans Board invites applications for First Time 2023/2024 TVET Loan and Bursary from Kenyan students admitted in National Polytechnics, Technical Training Institutions and Vocational Colleges under the Ministry of Education, and are registered with Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service [KUCCPS] and members of the Kenya Association Technical Training Institutions [KATTI].
HELB – Higher Education Loans Board is a state-owned corporation established in 1995 and have grown to become the leading financiers of higher education in Kenya. Our mandate is to source funds and lends them as affordable loans, bursaries and scholarship to students pursuing higher education in a recognized institution; which we have successfully done for the past 2 and a half decades.
HELB FIRST TIME TVET LOAN APPLICATION ELIGIBILITY
Scholars are selected on the following criteria:
- Students enrolled in approved TVET courses and are applying for the first student loan.
HELB FIRST TIME TVET LOAN APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
- Applicants should visit our website www.helb.co.ke to access the Student Portal to register, create and activate account(ensure you use your personal mobile number)
- Log in, go to Loan Application, click Certificate (Artisan and Craft) or Diploma and select the 2020-2021 TVET First Time Loan Application Form [LAF].
- Read and appraise oneself online on Financial Literacy and appreciate the purpose of
- Access and fill the loan application
- Print TWO copies of the duly filled Loan Application Ensure you preview the form and correct where necessary before you submit for printing
- Have the forms appropriately filled, signed and stamped by the relevant
- Read, understand and sign to accept the Loan Terms and Conditions and Data Protection Consent form
- Present one copy of the duly filled Loan Application Form and all the attached support documents at:
- Any of the following Huduma centers with HELB desk nearest to you: Nairobi-GPO, Machakos, Mombasa, Nakuru, Eldoret, Kisumu, Kakamega, Kisii, Nyeri, Embu, Kitui, Bungoma, Lodwar, Meru, Thika, Kitale, Kericho, Nandi, Murang’a, Garissa, Narok, Migori, Chuka, Kilifi, Taita Taveta, West Pokot, Bomet and Makueni for free and secure delivery, OR
- HELB Student Service Centre on Mezzanine 1, Anniversary Towers, University Way, Nairobi, OR
- Send through registered and secured mail or courier
- Retain a copy of the duly filled and signed Loan Application Form [This is mandatory]
HELB FIRST TIME TVET LOAN REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
From Applicants
- A coloured Passport photgraph
- A copy of admission letter from the institution
- A copy of personal bank account card
- A copy of fee structure
- If orphaned, a copy of late parent’s death certificate/burial permit
- If parent are separated, a letter from your area chief/letter from your former high school principal
- If living with disability, evidence to show the area of disability
From Parents
- A copy of parent’s national ID card;
- A copy of parent’s salary payslip, if employed;
- A copy of parent’s letter of retirement, if retired;
From Guarantors
- Copies of National ID’s
Please ensure that you read, understand and follow the instructions provided at the beginning of the online loan application process including reading and undertaking the HELB Financial Literacy Programme.
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