Kwekwe Poly is a leading and fast growing degree granting institution. The institution was builtand initially equipped by Union Carbide(Pvt) Ltd and now ZIMASCO to develop manpower in the then Rhodesia. As a gesture of goodwill and mark of confidence in independence Zimbabwe, Union Carbide donated the essentially equipped college to the Government and people of Zimbabwe in 1981. The first intake of students was in January 1981 in Automotive, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. In 1984 the Commerce Division was established to train students in Business and Secretarial courses. In 2001 Adult and Continuing Education Division as established folowed by the NASS Division in 2003.

It was not until 2003 that Kwekwe Polytechnic was given the mandate to offer degrees in Engineering. The Bachelor of Technology Honours degree in Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering was introduced in 2005 followed by the Bachelorof Technology Honours Degree in Electrical Power and Manufacturing Engineering in 2011.