The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has warned TVET students against assuming that their loan application has been successfully submitted before reaching the final confirmation stage.

🇰🇪 Breaking It Down

The warning targets first-time applicants for the TVET Diploma Level 6 loan, with HELB advising students to confirm that they have received a completion message after filling in the application form.

According to HELB, first-time applicants should receive a message stating: “Congratulations! Your loan application for TVET Diploma Level 6 first-time application form is complete.”

Applicants can also request a copy of the completed application form in PDF format by selecting the “Resend Application” option.

📌 What You Need to Know

HELB cautioned that students who did not reach this final stage should not assume that they had successfully applied for the loan.

The warning comes on the September 21, 2026 deadline for HELB loan and scholarship applications, with students who are yet to submit their applications required to do so by 11:59 p.m.

“Students who have not yet submitted their applications are urged to complete the process through the Higher Education Financing (HEF) portal before the deadline,” HELB said.

For students making subsequent applications, HELB said they should receive a “Congratulations” message after completing the process.

The Board, however, noted that the message may sometimes be delayed or fail to arrive, and advised subsequent applicants to regularly check their loan status.

Subsequent applicants can apply by dialling *642# or *334#, selecting Option 6, Option 46 and Option 2, or through the HELB mobile application.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke