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Railway Training Institute

Railway Training Institute

Railway Training Institute

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Railway Training Institute is a accredited by the TVETA#####

  • Public College
  • Langata Constituency
  • Nairobi County

Railway Training Institute is one of the oldest training institutions in East African region dating back to the colonial era. The institute was set up to meet the increasing demand for skilled workforce required to manage the East African railways and harbors.

RTI has been recognized as a center of excellence in railway under the Northern Corridor Integrated Project Framework. The Institute has developed a Curriculum Development Unit to revise and develop the railway curriculum in accordance with the TVET Act, 2013 and align to the market dynamics. Both international (China, Australia, America) and regional (East Africa) strategic partners have been engaged by the Institute in order to realize both infrastructure and curriculum development. RTI is a lead agent in the railway skills gap audit that shall derive the National Railway Occupation Standards.

Our Vision: To be the premier training center for Transport & Logistics in Africa

Our Mission: To provide practical and quality training in Transport and logistics responsive to a dynamic market environment through Research and Technology. 

Our Core Values

  • Professionalism: We seek high standards of management, service delivery and professionalism to ensure efficient, effective and high-quality standard services.
  • Innovation: Continually adapt, evolve and change to improve our courses, methodology, and technology in order to be at the forefront of education and training.
  • Customer Focus: We are continuously committed to achieving the highest level of customer satisfaction through the improvement of our services, innovation, and technology.
  • Integrity: Adhere to the highest standards of accountability, transparency, and diligence in all our professional and personal obligations and responsibilities to our students, staff and other stakeholders.
  • Teamwork: Foster a work environment of team building, shared skills, openness and honest communication.
  • Respect: We hold every person, customer and visitors with high esteem no matter the gender, ability or disability, religion, political race, creed they may belong too. We conduct our duty with great humility. Excellence

Our Mandate

  • Provision of education and training for the Transport and Logistics sector
  • Provision of Human Resource training for the Kenya Railways
  • Provision of Education and training for the Rail sector
  • Provision of Technical, Vocational, Management, and Business related education and training
  • Provision of Research and Consultancy for the industry

Programs offered at Railway Training Institute

Human Resource Management - Diploma

KNEC Diploma 3 years
Human Resource Management Diploma at Railway Training Institute

Human Resource Management includes the vital tasks of recruiting, screening, interviewing, training, appraising, disciplining, rewarding, and developing the employee both for business and non-profit enterprises. Since all managers... ...read more

Business Management - Diploma

KNEC Diploma 3 years
Business Management Diploma at Railway Training Institute

Success in business today depends on more than just the ability to produce and sell products, it requires effective management and coordination of all the factors of production.A... ...read more

Information and Communication Technology - Diploma

KNEC Diploma 3 years
Information and Communication Technology Diploma at Railway Training Institute

Diploma in Information Communication Technology qualification equips candidates with skills and competencies to work in the dynamic ICT industry as technicians in systems development, systems programming, administration and... ...read more

Civil Engineering - Diploma

KNEC Diploma 3 years
Civil Engineering Diploma at Railway Training Institute

Civil engineering is a branch of engineering that is concerned with creating, erecting and maintaining structures and environments built physically and naturally.Civil engineers apply mathematical, physical and scientific... ...read more

Mechanical Engineering - Diploma

KNEC Diploma 3 years
Mechanical Engineering Diploma at Railway Training Institute

This Mechanical Engineering Diploma program is a three year technical course designed to impart practical skills to the students and it is designed to enable them to find... ...read more

Mechanical Engineering (Plant) - Diploma

KNEC Diploma 3 years
Mechanical Engineering Plant Diploma at Railway Training Institute

A plant engineer oversees a manufacturing plant's electrical and mechanical systems. Duties range from installation to troubleshooting. Technical skill is a must, but you also need good planning... ...read more