The Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission(TVEC) was established in 1991 under the Tertiary and Vocational Education Act No. 20 of 1990 and reconstituted as a statutory body by the TVE (Amendment) Act. No 50 of 1999. Major Objectives of TVEC arePolicy development, Planning, Co-ordination and Development of the Tertiary Education and Vocational Education at all levels in keeping with human resource needs of the economy,Development and Maintenance of a nationally recognized system for award the Tertiary and Vocational Education certifiates and Development and Maintenance of academic and training standards for institutes, agencies and all other TVET providers.