Katine Technical Training Institute

The Katine Technical Training Institute (KaTTI) was established in in 1958 as a local Youth Club. In the year 1972, the Institution changed from a youth club to a Village Polytechnic. In 2012, the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology assessed the institution and upgraded it to a Technical Training Institute to train at the Tertiary level and offer Certificate and Diploma Courses.

The Institute currently sits on a 12-acre parcel of land donated by the local community; located about 1km from Tala town, after Tala Girls High School.

Vision: Academic Excellence in High-Quality Competent Workforce and   Globally Competitive Employable Human Resource.

Mission: To provide quality Technical Training education through innovative teaching, research, and consultancy services for Social, Environmental, and Sustainable Economic Development.

Motto: Shaping the Future for Kenyan Workforce.

Core Values:

• Professionalism. The Institute will show pride in work and achievements by demonstrating and maintaining high standards of professional competence and mastery of subject matter.
• Transparency. The Institute will uphold openness in the discharge of her duty.
• Accountability - The Institute will take ownership for all responsibilities and honors commitments by delivering outputs for which one has responsibility within the prescribed time, cost, and quality standards.
• Respect for Diversity - The Institute will work effectively with people from all backgrounds by treating all of them equally with dignity and respect.
• Impartiality - The Institute will uphold fairness in the discharge of duty by treating all people equally, reasonably, and consistently.
• Teamwork - The Institute will adopt a participatory approach in discharging her mandate.
• Excellence - The Institute will uphold the practice and orientation for excellent performance within the Institute.
• Equity and Social Justice - Uphold equal treatment to all and practice fair judgment in all matters of the Institute .
• Innovation and Creativity - The institute is a learning organization that continuously embraces change in up-to-date and most appropriate technology in achieving its objective.
• Integrity - The institute will undertake its programs and activities in an accountable, honest, transparent, and impartial manner.

The Katine Technical Training Institute (KaTTI) was established in in 1958 as a local Youth Club. In the year 1972, the Institution changed from a youth club to a Village Polytechnic. In 2012, the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology assessed the institution and upgraded it to a Technical Training Institute to train at Tertiary level and offer Certificate and Diploma Courses.