The Nyeri National Polytechnic is one of the TVET institutions charged with the mandate of training middle level technical and vocational labor force. In the global arena, Science, Technology and Innovation (ST & I) are the drivers for rapid world’s economic prosperity, social development and provide tools and solutions to address global challenges. For this reason, the government through the Ministry of Education, has strengthened the focus of ST& I and Technical Education (TE) policies as underlying the country’s national development efforts.

The polytechnic is keen on introducing higher courses due to its elevation in the areas of ICT, Engineering Business, and Pharmacy among others. In addition to normal training schedule the institute shall offer training on coffee marketing to farmers as a niche area. The Polytechnic has been re-branding, upgrading its infrastructure (water, buildings and electricity) and enhancing ICT in order to cope with the expanded mandate.