KMTC Partners With Canada to Open Healthcare Jobs for Kenyan Graduates — Here’s How to Apply

Kenya Medical Training College engages Canadian officials to explore placement opportunities as over 22,000 fresh graduates prepare to enter the workforce

Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) has entered into preliminary negotiations with Canadian officials to establish a structured pathway for its graduates to secure employment in Canada through a Health Care Assistant programme, as demand for trained caregivers continues to surge across the North American nation.

The talks were set in motion following a high-level consultative visit by a Canadian delegation to KMTC’s facilities on March 10, coordinated through Kenya’s Ministry of Labour and Social Protection. The visit marked the second round of engagement between the two sides, with discussions centred on aligning training standards, recruitment frameworks, and workforce requirements to facilitate a smoother transition for Kenyan health workers into the Canadian system.

Graduates Ready for Global Deployment

The timing of the negotiations is significant. More than 22,000 KMTC students recently graduated in ceremonies held across the country and are now positioned to enter the healthcare workforce — both domestically and internationally — at a moment when several developed nations are grappling with acute shortages of skilled medical personnel.

KMTC Director of Finance, Planning and Administration Lucy Chebungei, who represented the college’s Chief Executive during the delegation’s visit, underscored the institution’s standing as a reliable supplier of healthcare talent to global health systems.

“KMTC remains a key contributor to the healthcare workforce both locally and globally, producing competent professionals who serve in diverse health systems across the world,” she said, adding that the college’s graduates are equipped to strengthen healthcare delivery wherever they are deployed.

Canadian Team Evaluates Curriculum Fit

The Canadian delegation, led by Lara Dyer, travelled to Kenya specifically to assess whether KMTC’s Health Care Assistant curriculum meets the professional benchmarks required for healthcare support workers seeking entry into Canada’s regulated health system. The team examined course content, training structures, and practical competencies to determine whether graduates could integrate into Canadian care facilities without requiring extensive retraining upon arrival.

“Our mission is to determine whether the Health Care Assistant curriculum meets Canadian requirements to ensure that graduates transitioning to Canada are well prepared and able to integrate seamlessly into the healthcare system,” Dyer told the college during the engagement.

A favourable assessment could significantly reduce barriers to entry for Kenyan graduates, many of whom currently face lengthy credential recognition processes when seeking employment abroad.

New One-Year Programme in the Pipeline

To position its graduates competitively for such international opportunities, KMTC disclosed that it is rolling out a one-year Health Care Assistant course designed to equip trainees with hands-on patient care skills applicable across a range of settings — including hospitals, private homes, and other healthcare institutions. The programme’s broad scope is intended to make graduates adaptable to the varied demands of both local and foreign healthcare environments.

The college views international partnerships of this nature as a strategic avenue for expanding career prospects for trained health workers while simultaneously reinforcing Kenya’s growing role in addressing the global healthcare workforce crisis.

Should the negotiations progress to a formal agreement, the partnership would mark one of the more concrete bilateral arrangements linking Kenyan medical training institutions directly to overseas employment pipelines — a development that could set a precedent for similar collaborations with other countries facing comparable staffing pressures.