Continuous learning is one of the drivers for career progression in the modern-day workplace. Also, promotions, salary hikes, and job security now hinge less on tenure and more on your ability to adapt, upgrade, and upskill. In light of the ongoing economic downturn, salaried students are facing challenges balancing family obligation, personal projects and the need for education advancement. How do you invest in your future when your present demands every ounce of your time, energy, and money? The answer lies in a rising trend in affordable education loans. Access to affordable education loans is quietly transforming lives across the globe.
One of the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) products is the is the ‘Jielimishe Loan’. Kenya Accountants and Secretaries National Examinations Board (KASNEB) salaried students can leverage this HELB product to fund their studies. The ‘Jielimishe Loan’ primary targets salaried employed students pursuing different courses including professional courses, Higher National Diploma, Bachelors, Postgraduate-Diploma, Masters or PhD degrees in Kenya. Therefore, KASNEB students undertaking professional courses are eligible for this HELB product. Eligible students receive the loan once a year. The loan is paid directly to the approved institutions of higher learning. Application for the HELB ‘Jielimishe Loan’ is still ongoing.
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Features of the HELB Jielimishe Loan
The features of the HELB Jielimishe loan are as follows:
- Affordable Credit Life Insurance Policy.
- Borrow up to 90% of your program fees to a maximum of 600,000.
- Competitive interest rate of 10% per year.
- Convenient and easy monthly check-off repayments.
- Flexible repayment periods of 12 – 48 months (72 months for Public Servants).
- Quick loan processing.
Eligibility
The HELB ‘Jielimishe Loan’ targets salaried employees. Eligible students include employees in:
- Civil service (Ministries, Counties, National Police Service, Kenya Defense Forces).
- Public Commissions such as Teachers Service Commission, JSC (Judicial Service Commission), PSC (Public Service Commission), CAJ (Commission On Administrative Justice), SRC (Salaries and Remuneration Commission), CRA (Commission on Revenue Allocation) etc.
- Parastatals including: KRA (Kenya Revenue Authority), NSSF (The National Social Security Fund), NTSA (National Transport and Safety Authority), KWS(Kenya Wildlife Services), KFS (Kenya Forest Services), KPA (Kenya Ports Authority) etc.
- Public Universities.
- Selected Private companies (E-mail [email protected] to check whether your company is eligible).
Requirements for Application
The requirements for application for the HELB Jielimishe loan are as follows:
- Admission letter from a recognized university/ College in Kenya.
- Certified copy of National ID from two employed guarantors (certified by a commissioner of oaths).
- Certified copy of your KRA PIN (certified by a commissioner of oaths).
- Certified copy of your last acquired academic certificate (certified by a commissioner of oaths).
- Certified copy of your National ID (certified by a commissioner of oaths).
- If you are employed on contract, please provide copy of appointment letter for a contract of not less than two years (certified by your employer).
- Recent colored passport size photograph of yourself
- Three (3) months latest pay slips (certified by your employer).
Note:
- Loan applications are done online on www.helb.co.ke.
- Jielimishe loan repayment starts immediately upon disbursement to the training institution
RCM Online College Partnership with HELB
RCM Online College has partnered with HELB to help KASNEB students get financing for their studies. The HELB ‘Jielimishe Loan’ can help KASNEB students to finance professional courses such as CPA, CS, & CIFA . Reach out to the RCM Online College help desk for more information and assistance with application for HELB ‘Jielimishe Loan’.
Visit our website at https://www.rcmonlinecollege.co.ke/, email us at [email protected], call us at 0793555000/0719525000, or visit us at Stanbank House, 1st floor along Moi Avenue, Nairobi for clarification.