Registration of Educational Institutions

As per the Education Law, 2016, all educational institutions and institutions providing support services must be registered with the Ministry of Education in order to operate.

The categories of educational institutions include:

• Schools
• Early Childhood Care and Education Centres
• Part-time Compulsory Education, e.g. Tutoring Centres
• Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET)
• Education to prepare for the aware of any degree, qualification or certification, e.g. tertiary & post compulsory institutions
• Education provision for persons with special education needs and disabilities

The categories of educational support services include:

• Educational agency and consulting
• Educational guidance counselling services
• Educational testing evaluation services
• Educational testing services
• Organisation of student exchange programmes
• Online marketing platforms that market individual programmes and schools to potential students
• Online learning platforms that allow clients to host their own courses

Registration is valid for a period of three years and a re-registration process must be completed for continued registration.

For more information on the registration of institutions, please contact: eduregistration@gov.ky