Welcome to the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Taita Taveta National Polytechnic. We started our journey in the year of 2012. Over the past seven years, we have grown our expertise and competence in the skill-based training in the areas of Mechanical production, automotive, mechanical plant and mechatronics.

We have strong Diploma programs in Mechanical engineering, including Automotive engineering, Mechanical Plant Engineering, Welding and Fabrication and CBET course in Mechatronics Engineering. At the certificate level, we offer Craft certificate in Automotive and Mechatronics level 5. Our courses are examined by KNEC, internal and CDACC. At present, the department has close to 200 trainees enrolled to our various programs.

Our department offers skills-based engineering curriculum. The primary focus of our curriculum is to impart technical know-how to trainees, promote their problem-solving skills and innovation of new technologies. The department offers large number of interdisciplinary courses for providing cross cutting knowledge to the students to pursue their interest. The course contents are periodically updated for introducing new scientific and technological developments. All our trainees are encouraged to undertake various research projects and encouraged to spend time in industries.

Our department maintains active research groups for carrying out collaborative and interdisciplinary research. We have state of the art training facilities to support our academic programs and research in the areas of Mechatronics, robotics, Automobile equipment and welding and fabrication equipment.

Our department has a distinguished record in both teaching and innovations. The departmental trainers have excellent academic credentials and are highly regarded.

Our department looks forward to contribute in solving the technological challenges of the society with active participation from all sections of the society. For instance, during the period of COVID-19 Pandemic, the department contributed immensely in the fight against COVID-19 through a collaboration with the County Government of Taita Taveta to fabricate 240 hospital care beds to raise the bed capacity in the county’s public hospitals. Our department also fabricated foot operated hand washing systems to contribute to the fight against COVID-19.

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Our Mission

To offer accessible quality training, research and innovation in order to produce leaders in automotive, manufacturing, maintenance, industrial system control and materials to suit the needs of a dynamic world for sustainable development.

Our Vision

A department of excellence in training, research and innovation in mechanical engineering field for development.

Departmental Quality Objectives.

Mechanical department strictly adheres to the stipulated training requirements in offering high quality Technical, industrial, vocational and Entrepreneurship training that is market driven. Below are our quality objectives:

To integrate teaching and research for preservation and effective application of knowledge and skills.
To improve, develop and establish teaching and research programs in line with Kenya’s industrialization needs.
To develop and promote quality and market driven academic and professional pursuits.
To strengthen and expand collaboration and partnerships with industry and other organization.
To establish culture of hard work, good governance in leadership and management of the department.
Attachments and Job Placements for Our Trainees

To equip our trainee with knowledge, skills and attitudes to enable him/her to perform duties in a real working environment our trainees get attached in different companies all over Kenya like Standard Railway Gauge (SGR), General Motors (GM), Kalu Works, Mabati Rolling Mills (MRM), H Young, Ace Auto Centre LTD, Rob Magic and many others. Currently, we are in the process of establishing MOU’s with companies to offer on the job training for our trainees.