Education in Kenya has been a very important service in life. By this therefore, people from all the world even come to Kenya to study in Kenyan schools to acquire quality and high standard education in any level from Secondary to Post secondary school. Due to this high educational demand, educational institution in Kenya have turned out to be too expensive for the ordinary people. They are forced to drop out of their educational career due to lack of enough money for school fees and other educational materials required.

Kenya therefore as a country after the establishment of the county governments set aside a certain amount of money in their budgets to help the needy and yet bright students to access education through the bursary programmes. In this programme, the needy and bright students apply for this bursaries and they are disbursed to their school accounts by the county government. This therefore enable the needy students to access education despite their poor conditions.

How to apply for the Bursary:

• This bursary programme by the County government are accessed by filling application forms which could be found by downloading them from the official websites of county government which the applicants belong or by visiting the County government offices in your county or any Chief/Sub-Chief’s office.

• Applicants should fully fill the application forms and they require the help of a guardian or parent. Some of the details required include your full names, Name of school, Your registration/ Admission number, the amount of fees you want to be paid, your Parents/Guardian name, their Identity Card Number, place of residence within that particular County, the Parent/Guardian Signature and the applicants’ results lip/report since they target the needy and bright students in the County.

• After filling the forms, you need various signatures from the Government officials such as the Chief, Sub-Chief, Headmen and then from their Priest/Pastor/Sheikh.

• Application forms are then submitted after the full filling and ascertained that the information provided is of highest percentage of truth to the County government or to the office of the area Chief/Sub- chief who will then take them to the appropriate offices.

The application forms would be processed within a stipulated time frame and after this period, the successful applicants would have their fees paid in by the County government. Applicants can enquire if their applications were successful by visiting their local area Chief’s office and ask for the successful applications forms register in which their names would be presented if they were successful.

These bursaries have been able to see off the needy students get education which will definitely brighten their future and lead to a prosperous country. These funds are provided after every four months and applicants can apply when the forms are availed by the County government officials to be able to be awarded and continue with their education.

Chuka University is a kenya peivate university that offers a four-year study course in Bachelor of Commerce. The degree course is aimed at preparing Kenyan students for management careers in both the public and private sectors. Apart from students taking the general commerce study in the first and second year, the course offers specialization in:

• Accounting
• Banking and Finance
• Cooperative Management
• Human Resource Management
• Marketing
• Management Science

Students in the third year and fourth year of study are expected to select an area of specialization from the listed options of study.

Bachelor of Commerce Admission Criteria

Individuals who wish to undertake the Bachelor of Commerce degree should meet the following requirements:

• Individuals should have obtained the minimum common University entry requirements of at least KCSE mean grade of C+
• Additionally, those who have obtained the common entry requirements should meet the minimum cut-off points from one of the following four cluster of subjects:

Cluster one: English or Kiswahili

Cluster two: History and Government/ Geography/ Christian Religious Education/ social Education and Ethics/ Hindu Religious Education/ Islamic Religious Education/ Mathematics

Cluster three: biology or Biological Sciences/ Chemistry or Physics/ Physical Sciences or,

Cluster four: Accounts/ Commerce or Economics

• Individuals should obtain a grade of C (plain) in Mathematics
• Individuals who have obtained a pass in a bridging course in mathematics are also eligible to undertake the course
• Individuals who have acquired CPA II can also apply
• Individuals who are Diploma holders in a related field of study such as Banking, finance, Agribusiness, Marketing are also welcome to apply

Individuals applying for the Bachelor of Commerce course may be allowed to transfer credits from a Diploma or Degree course from a recognized institution. This will be done based on individual merit.

Contact information

For more information, individuals can contact:

Chuka University,

P.O. Box, 109 – 60400,

TELEPHONE: 020 2310512/ 18, 0715 50 58 58, 0731 62 02 66

Website: www.chuka.ac.ke

Africa international university is a chartered private university in Kenya. It was established in 1983 as Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School but became a fully operating university in Kenya in 2001. This institution is located in Karen part of Nairobi and occupies a space of 53 acres of land.

Since it is a chartered university in Kenya, AIU offers courses from certificate to doctor of philosophy. These courses are being taught by experienced experts.

Certificate courses offered by Africa International University (AIU) in Kenya

The only certificate course offered is Certificate in Christian ministries and takes one year.

Diploma courses offered by Africa International University (AIU) in Kenya

• Diploma in Christian.

• Diploma in psychology and counseling.

The above diploma programs take two years of training.

Undergraduate (degree) programs offered by AIU Africa International University (AIU) in Kenya

• Bachelor of Arts in psychology and counseling.

• Bachelor of Business Administration.

• Bachelor of Theology.

• Bachelor of Education in Early childhood development.

• Bachelor of Education in primary education.

• Bachelor of Education in secondary education.

• Bachelor of Arts In development studies.

• Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship.

• Bachelor of Science in accountancy and financial management.

• Bachelor of Science in information communication technology (with options in management information systems, software development and computer network).

Postgraduate diploma programs offered by Africa International University (AIU) in Kenya.

• Postgraduate diploma in Education.

• Postgraduate diploma in Theology.

Masters programs offered by Africa International University (AIU) in Kenya.

• Master of Theology (with areas of specialization in biblical studies, mission studies, world Christianity)

• Master of Divinity (with options in biblical studies, church education, church history, general, mission studies, pastoral studies, theological studies, translation studies).

• Master of Arts (with areas of specialization in missions, translation studies, church history, biblical studies).

The duration of each program differs. For instance, certificate course takes one year, diploma is two years, undergraduate (degree) takes four years, and postgraduate diploma takes one year while the master’s program takes a minimum of two years. Those you are diploma holders and want to pursue degree programs, they will only spend two years of training.

For more information about this institution and the courses offered, contact:

Africa International University

P.O. Box 24686 – 00502

Nairobi Kenya, Kenya.

Telephone number: 020 2603663

Cell phone number: 0715247540 and 0725841885

 

 

Scouting is well known in institutions in the learning system in Kenya, one cannot buy scouting uniform just from any place for it is a country wide uniform and it should perfectly match. 

Scouts shop is located along St. John Ambulance lane off parliament road. It is the only shop in Nairobi selling Scouts uniform and an assortment of scouts’ merchandise. School going children are the main customers. Camping youth who are preparing for a camping programme kindly make a visit to the Scouts shop in Nairobi.

Scouts Shop has a wide range of camping equipments, camping mattresses, tents, bags, tool boxes and any equipment needed for adventure.

Prices vary from a wide range of products and also depending on the size of the uniform. All the scouting products and equipments are found there inclusive of all the equipments required for camping.

Pricing of their products has remained constant for the past 10 years and the pricing is customer friendly for a repeat business. Their services are customer friendly which includes discounts, offers and after sales service.

 If anyone plans for a camping event then Scouts Shop is the place to go for shopping. Those who like adventures in the forest and mountain climbing then get what you need in Scouts 6 for total fun and comfort ability.

Anybody can be a scout or a girl guide irrespective of age. For more enquiries you can contact using the following numbers +254 020 244 6600, 2446601. Fax: +254020232788. Parents should encourage their children to participate in activities like scouting. One gets a certificate of participation and it is important most to those who want to serve in the defense forces in Kenya.

Tours and travel in Kenya companies are mostly invited, your visitors who are mostly foreigners should not start their leisure visits without the necessary equipments. Include the scouts shop contacts in your business card and this will make it easy for them to prepare for their travel.

It is hard to get scouts uniform and camping tools else where even in the shopping malls, do not be given the wrong uniform. Scouts uniform is unique and it is a nation wide uniform. It is advisable that you buy a new uniform if your child out grows the previous one.

Schools should have enough stock of uniform for the convenience of the parents who do not want to travel all the way to Nairobi to buy thei child a scout uniform. Once the uniform is bought it should be taken care, washed and iron. Camping toools and equipment should be kept nicely after use, wipe or wash away the dirt, dry them nicely and keep the in a clen and dry place.

Scouting is fun and all the scouts end up been active to serve the Nation without laziness. Below are the contacts of scout shop Nairobi.

Mobile: 0722 675 265, 0758 949 879 Email: [email protected] , [email protected].

 

Embakasi Training Institute in Kenya is located in Embakasi Estate in Nairobi.

The postal address of Embakasi Training Institute in Nairobi is P.O. Box 19284-00100, Nairobi.

The telephone contacts of Embakasi Training Institute are (020)8223216, (020)2042712 and (020)2098054.

Nairobi University is a privately chartered university in Kenya. It offers a Bachelor degree in Pharmacy under the health sciences programs offered at the school. Under the program students are trained under different departments that include;

• Pharmaceutical chemistry
• Pharmaceutics and pharmacy practice
• Pharmacology and pharmacognosy

Admission criteria

• KCSE (Mean C+) and C+ passes in each of the four cluster subjects: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology
• Or any Group III, IV and V; or Advanced Level Certificate: Two principal passes in Mathematics and Physics with subsidiary pass in Chemistry.
• Or an ordinary Diploma from a recognized institution with Credit Passes in the relevant subjects; or
• Higher National Diploma in pharmacy from a recognized institution with passes in relevant subjects; or
• Technical/Science Diploma from a recognized institution with Credit Passes in Mathematics and Chemistry from a recognized institution; or degrees in bachelor in science from a recognized institution; or other appropriate technical qualification at degree level.
• Individuals with professional certificates are also eligible for application

Fee and contact information

As this is a public university statutory fee for regular students is between 27000 per academic year while for privately sponsored students the cost stands at 470,000 per academic year. Foreign students have an additional payment of 20 % to the fee. In case of any enquiries, be free to visit their offices at their campuses at. Main campus is located at along university way just outside the Nairobi CBD or their school of pharmacy campus at Kenyatta national hospital Nairobi. The institution can be contacted through their main postal address at PO box 19676-00200 Nairobi. They can also be contacted through phone number is 2726300 ext 43673 Fax 254-020-2720509. Their Twitter handle account is @pharmaceuticspp. Their other social media address is their Face book account at department of pharmaceutics and pharmacy practice. They can be reached through to main email addresses at [email protected] and or [email protected].

The birth of a child in Kenya is usually met with celebrations and jubilations. A child in Kenya is viewed as a gift in many Kenyan cultures and is welcomed with open arms within a family unit where they will be loved and cherished. However at times the birth of a child with special needs in Kenya is met with shock as many people do not know how to deal with the unexpected cares that comes with the unique special attention the special child. Most of the children with special needs in Kenya have restricted non-verbal style of communication that is characterized by small bouts of verbal communication that is normally repetitive in nature. As dealing with the changes is out of norm, the child with special needs in Kenya is usually rejected and the family faces many challenges without knowing where to get help from. Nile road special school in Kenya is a school where families with children with special needs in Kenya can get help.

Programs Offered in Nile Road Special School in Nairobi

Nile Road Special School in Kenya is a school that specializes in the care of children who have physical infirmities in Kenya and children who are mentally challenged in Kenya because of an abnormality in neural development, making it difficult for the child with special needs in Kenya to make social interactions. The Nile Road Special School in Kenya is located in Nairobi Eastlands area. Nile Road Special School in Nairobi is located on Nile Road off Jogoo Road in Nairobi Eastlands area. The services offered in Nile Road Special School in Kenya include practical ways in which management of the deficits associated with physical and mental disorders in Kenya can be lessened hence enabling the child with special needs in Kenya to live a measurable high level quality of life as they are able to function independently.

The intensive special education program in Kenya offered within Nile Road Special School in Kenya includes; applied behavior analysis (ABA), structured teachings, development models to enhance intellectual development of the brain, social skills of interacting with others, speech and language therapy to help them improve in their verbal communication, and occupational therapy that enables them to learn practical skills that can help them earn a living. The combinations of the programs within the Nile Road Special School in Nairobi helps improve the intellectual performance especially in young children hence they make modest improvement in speech and behavior as a whole. To get to Nile Road Special School in Kenya from Nairobi city, you board matatu to Jogoo Road from the stage along Ronald Ngala Street plying Umoja and Bururburu estates in Nairobi. 

Other Special Schools for Challenged Children in Kenya

Other schools in Kenya that specializes in offering intensive child care  in Kenya and schooling of special children in Kenya include; Dagoretti special school in Nairobi, Karen technical training institute in Nairobi, Karatina special school for the mentally handicapped in Karatina town in Kenya, Homabay childrens’ home academy in Kenya, Mathare special training centre in Kenya, Mombasa secondary school for the physically handicapped in Coast Kenya, Oshwal Jain primary school in Kenya, The Salvation Army Thika School in Thika town in Kenya and the Bright Hill special school and assessment centre in Kenya.

KCA University is a well-known university in Kenya which was first established as an Accountancy college and Secretarial institution. However, due to the high education demand in Kenya, this institution has grown to become a university offering other various courses alongside accounts and secretarial studies. This university have also experienced growth as it has opened up various branches to ensure Kenyans access their educational services better and efficiently.

KCA University has a school of professional studies and which along the years have been known to provide best personnel in accounts, finance managers and auditors to the public and private sector in East and Central Africa. This graduates stand out to be the most skillful and competitive in the job market. Therefore this University has its main campus in Ruaraka and some of its branches are located in Nairobi Central Business District in the Eco Bank Tower, Kisumu Campus situated in Swan Centre Kisumu and Kitengela Campus at Kitengela Capital Centre.

KCA therefore have an On-going intake for July which will be offered in Full time and Part time Basis. The professional programmes which will be offered include;

• Accounting Technician Certificate (ACT)
• Information Communication Technology Technician (ICTT)
• Certified Public Accountants/Secretaries (CPA/CPS)
• Certified Securities Investment Analyst (CSIA)
• Certified Information Communication Technologist (CICT)
• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants ACCA (UK)
• Association of Business Executives ABE (UK)
• Business Administration

The Certificate programmes which KCA University opt to offer to their successful students will include;

• Certificate in Entrepreneurship
• Certificate in Social Entrepreneurship
• Certificate in Leadership

Short professional courses will involve;

• Certified Real Estate Practitioner
• Linux
• CISCO (Level I to IV)
• International Computer Driving License (ICDL)
• Accounting Packages: Quick books, Sage, Pastel
• Computer Packages.

KCA offer this courses and are KASNEB recognized in that any examination sat by the students are from Kenya Accountants and Secretaries National Examination Board. This therefore enable the students though their enrollment to KCA University are directly registered by KASNEB. The Applicants therefore are urged to register with KASNEB by latest 30th of May, 2014.

Application Criteria:

• The interested applicants can visited any KCA University nearest to their locality and obtain the necessary application papers with a non- refundable fee of Ksh 500. The application forms can also be downloaded from their website at www.kca.ac.ke.
• The dully filled application forms are then submitted to any of the branches of KCA or forwarded to [email protected]. However for any enquiries, KCA can be reached by Facebook funpage KCAUniversityOfficial or twitter @KCAUniversity.

 

 

 

The job market in Kenya is flooding daily with new job seekers fresh from learning institutions in Kenya. Each one of these Kenyans think what they studied in the few past years is enough to land them that dream job, yet the truth of the matter is that there are thousands of others who have also studied similar courses in Kenya. The ones who seem to have a bit of an advantage are those with a few years’ experience. So where does that leave the fresh graduates in Kenya? Nowhere.

Here are some short courses you can undertake or some skills that won’t take you that long but may add a little colour to your CV in Kenya hence boosting your chances.

• Information Technology in Kenya. As the world continues to lean towards Digital Technology, you shouldn’t be left behind. IT skills come in handy these days in almost all kinds of careers. Upgrade your IT skills or even learn new ones. Microsoft Office skills are always helpful. And in the world of field research, some data entry and analysis skills will also elevate your chances.

• Public Relations in Kenya. Every employer will want to save that extra shilling that he could have used for training staff in additional skills such as Public Relations or Customer Service in Kenya. You don’t necessarily need to be looking for a job that directly deals with the two. It is helpful for any job that deals with providing goods or services to outsiders. An employer knowing he will be handled well in any part of the company will be reassuring to them.

• Driving in Kenya. This mostly applies to jobs that will require travelling to the field. You not having to be accompanied by a driver every time you are sent out will put you above the rest as it saves time and resources. Enrolling in that driving school near you will only cost you around Sh. 10,000 and will take you a month of daily one hour lessons, both theory and practical.

• First aid and other disaster management skills in Kenya. Knowing how to operate that fire extinguisher hanging outside the interviewer’s office might just be the skill to land you that job that probably has nothing to do with it. It simply shows that you think ahead and can probably handle unexpected occurrences better than your competitors.

• Team leadership in Kenya. While you are still jobless, instead of sitting around with your fellow unemployed friends wallowing in self pity or engaging in non beneficial activities, you could come together and start a few projects like tree planting, selling seedlings or beekeeping. Being the head of a group of thinkers like this will expose your leadership skills to your potential employer. After all, in case you never land a job, such activities could end up being your source of daily bread for a long time.

 

• Volunteering in Kenya. This will help you in answering that question, “what are you doing currently?” Volunteering at an institution where you offer services similar to those you wish to be employed for will not only show you commitment towards that particular career, but give you the hands-on experience that employers are looking for.

Business Information Technology (BBIT)

The course involves a combination of both business and information technology units. Many students are applying for the course with an intention of getting double skills from both units. Furthermore by being taught skills such as programming and analysis of systems helps students gain huge chances of securing high jobs in the market system.

Actuarial Science

The course is more suitable for students that are good in mathematical operations. It is more competitive and it gives the students the high chances of working in competitive institutions such as banks and other insurance firms that are highly in need of employers with adequate mathematical skills.

Information Technology

The world is turning digital with everyone trying to venture into the IT field. Employers are now storing their data in computers doing away with the old system in which files stored information manually. It is therefore important for students to venture into this course so as to be equipped with different ways of carrying out online applications.

Construction Management (Conman)

Many people are moving into the city and urbanization is growing at a more alarming rate in Kenya. The need for more stable infrastructure is continually growing and hence the needed skills are in low supply. It is therefore important that students apply for this course so as to get better ways of signing more contracts and earn money by being construction managers.

Bachelor of Commerce (Bcom)

The world grows through business. Firms are in need of accountants and secretaries that can help them manage their financial information. It has come to the realization that firms are losing a lot of money due to lack of experts regarding financial information. The course is crucial in helping students gain skills on how to operate in banks and serve the financial needs of customers.

Computer Science

The course needs high mathematical skills and requires students to be keen and focus much on what they want to achieve. Regular class attendance and visits to the library is of crucial requirement to the students if they have to perform well. The course is competitive as it offers students with adequate skills in the field of information technology.