According to the Inter-University Council of East Africa, Kenya has a total of 73 universities and constituent colleges and nearly 200 public tertiary institutions that graduate students every year. Unfortunately, most of these graduates are either under-employed or unemployed, while a few who are employed often do not have the technical competencies and skills required by industry.

While there are many reasons for unemployment, including poor economic growth and expansion of industry, lack of technical competencies and skills has been noted by Inter-University Council of East Africa and employers as a major challenge.Consequently, Kenya, through higher learning institutions in collaboration with industry has to address these problems for effective implementation of Vision 2030, African Agenda 2063 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Kenya Government’s concern for youth unemployment and lack of effective linkage with industry triggered the Ministry of Education to roll out the establishment of the Office of Career Services (OCS) in all universities and tertiary institutions. The former Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Education, Amb (Dr.) Amina Mohamed launched the Office of Career Services policy on 21st June 2018 at the University of Nairobi.