Development is a term that is used a lot wherever human beings are situated. Economic development caters for a country’s economical needs whereas emotional development caters to individual needs. It is vital to understand various aspects of development so as to learn how best to deal with fellow human beings. The Technical University of Kenya delves into social and development issues under the School of Social and Development studies. It offers several courses such as:

Bachelor of Economics

The Technical University of Kenya offers Bachelor of Economics to individuals who have obtained at least a KCSE mean grade of C+ with C+ in English/Kiswahili, Group III/Maths, Group III, and Group II/IV/V subjects. The course takes place in 10 semesters. Student will pay a tuition fee of Ksh 60,000 per semester.

Bachelor in International Relations and Diplomacy

Individuals who wish to pursue Bachelor in International Relations and Diplomacy should have obtained a minimum of KCSE mean grade of C+ with C+ in English/Kiswahili, Group III/Maths, Group III, and Group II/IV/V subjects. Students will be required to learn for a period of 10 semesters and pay Ksh 60,000 per semester tuition fee.

Bachelor of Science Counseling Psychology

Applicants for the Bachelor of Science Psychology should have obtained at least a C+ in KCSE with C+ in English/Kiswahili, Group III/Maths, Group III, and Group II/IV/V subjects. Students are required to pay a tuition fee of KSh 60,000 per semester for the 10 semesters.

Bachelor of Technology in Counseling Psychology

Individuals wishing to undertake Bachelor of Technology in Counseling Psychology should have obtained a Diploma in Counseling Psychology. Those with a Diploma in Guidance or a higher Diploma in Counseling Psychology can also apply. Individuals who have obtained a higher diploma in guidance counseling or an equivalent qualification are welcome to apply. The course spans a 5 semester period with each semester costing Ksh 60,000.

Apart from the Bachelor courses offered at The Technical University of Kenya School of Social and Development Studies, individuals can also undertake diploma courses.

Diploma in Legal Studies

Individuals who want to pursue Diploma in Legal studies should have obtained at least a KCSE mean grade of C- with a D (plain) in English/Kiswahili, History and a Science Certificate in Criminology, Criminal Investigations, Disaster Management, Criminal Justice or Crime Prevention or an equivalent qualification. The course covers 7 semesters with each costing Ksh 36,000.

Diploma in Counseling Psychology

Individuals who want to apply for Diploma in Counseling Psychology should have obtained a minimum of KCSE mean grade of C- or a TUK Certificate or an equivalent qualification. The course takes place in 7 semesters each Ksh 36,000.

Diploma in International Relations

Individuals applying for diploma in International Relations should meet the following requirements. The individuals should have obtained at least a KCSE mean grade of C- with a C in English and a cluster subject. The course takes place in 7 semesters each Ksh 36,000.

Certificate in Disaster Management

The Technical University of Kenya offers a Certificate Course in Disaster Management. Individuals wishing to pursue the course should have obtained a minimum of KCSE mean grade of D+ with at least D (plain) in English and Mathematics. The course covers 3 semesters and costs Ksh 24,000 per semester.

For more information individuals can contact:

http://www.tukenya.ac.ke

Tel. +254 (020) 343672, 2249974, 2251300

Fax: +254 (020) 2219689

E-mail: [email protected]

Mathematics is a subject that majority of people do not like it especially those in primary and secondary school in Kenya. This is the perception they hold right from childhood and they end up performing poorly in it. Those who create interest in mathematics end up enjoying it more and some of them advance in it until doctor of philosophy level.

Statistics is another course which is feared by majority of college and university students and in most cases majority of students fail it. Therefore, the school of mathematics in the university of Nairobi offers undergraduate (degree) and postgraduate programme (master and doctor of philosophy).

The undergraduate programmes offered at the school of mathematics in the University of Nairobi include:

• Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science.
• Bachelor of Science in Mathematics.
• Bachelor of Science in Statistics.

The admission requirements for the above undergraduate programmes include:

• One should be a KCSE holder or tis equivalent,    

                    i.            B.Sc. Actuarial Science requires a mean grade of C+ and B in Mathematics.

                  ii.            B.Sc. Mathematics requires KCSE mean grade of C+ and B in mathematics.

                iii.            B.Sc. Actuarial Science requires a mean grade of B+ and a B+ in mathematics. or

• Advance level certificate with two principal passes in mathematics or physics/mathematics, mathematics/chemistry, mathematics/economics; or
• Those with diploma in education with the mathematics as the major subject.
• Those with diploma in computer studies, statistics or applied sciences.

The mode of study for undergraduate programmes if full time.

Master programmes offered at the school of mathematics in the University of Nairobi include;

• M.Sc. in Actuarial Science.
• M.Sc. in Biometry.
• M.Sc. in Pure Mathematics.
• M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics.
• M.Sc. in Mathematical Statistics.
• M.Sc. in Social Statistics.

Doctor of philosophy programmes offered at the school of mathematics in the University of Nairobi include:

• Ph.D in Actuarial Science.
• Ph.D in Biometry.
• Ph.D in Pure Mathematics.
• Ph.D in Applied Mathematics.
• Ph.D in Mathematical Statistics.
• Ph.D in Social Statistics.

If someone needs more information on the programmes offered at the school of mathematics in the University of Nairobi, should contact:

Dean School of Mathematics, P.O. Box 30197, Nairobi

Telephone number: 4445751                                

Email address: [email protected].

 

                                                            

Programmes (Courses) Offered by Chuka University In Embu Campus.

Embu campus of the Chuka University is found in Embu town and is among the four campuses established by the Chuka University in their objective of increasing accessibility to education (higher education). Chuka university Embu campus was established in the year 2011 and is currently located at Njigoru building which is opposite the office of the governor of Embu County.

Majority of the courses offered by Chuka university Embu campus are humanities and social sciences and they are offered at all levels (certificate, diploma, degree, masters and doctor of philosophy).

The certificate programmes offered at Embu campus of Chuka University are;

• Certificate in Business Management.
• Certificate in Procurement and Logistics Management.

The other certificate course is bridging certificate in:

• English.
• Kiswahili.
• Biology.
• Physics.
• Chemistry.
• Mathematics.

The diploma programmes offered at Embu campus include:

• Diploma in Business Management.
• Diploma in Procurement and Logistics Management.
• Diploma in Computer Science.
• Diploma in Applied Computer Science.
• Diploma in Education (secondary option).
• Diploma in Education (primary option).

The undergraduate programmes (degree) offered by Chuka university in Embu campus are;

• Bachelor of Commerce.
• Bachelor of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management.
• Bachelor of Education (primary option).
• Bachelor of Education (secondary option).
• Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood Development.
• Bachelor of Education in Arts.
• Bachelor of Art in Criminology and Security Studies.
• Bachelor of Art in Sociology.
• Bachelor of Science in Community Development.

The postgraduate programmes offered by Embu campus of Chuka University include master’s programmes in:

• Masters of Business Administration (MBA).
• Master of Education in Education Management.
• Master of Education in Guidance and Counselling.
• Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction.
• Master of Education in Education Foundation.
• Master of Arts (with options in English, Kiswahili, geography, history, literature, religious studies, and sociology).
• Master of Science in Community Development.

Doctor of philosophy (Ph.D) programmes available at Embu campus of the Chuka University includes Ph.D in all masters programmes mentioned above.

If you want more information on the courses or programmes offered by Chuka university Embu campus, you can contact:

Chairman, Chuka University Embu campus,

P.O Box 2866-601000, Embu.

Telephone: 020 2309700 or 0722427743.

Education is a core career for the development of any given country since the teachers are the people who are involved in the development of a child mentally since childhood. Education therefore acts as a tool of removing illiteracy from a given community and without it, a country will be considered a failure state at all cost.

University of Nairobi is one of the public universities in Kenya that have strived to offer educational courses and it is a university that has trained majority of teachers at undergraduate level to postgraduate level (master and doctor of philosophy).the school of education in the university of Nairobi is under the college of education and external studies which forms fifty percent of all students enrolled in the university of Nairobi. Students at the school of education enroll for programmes at diploma to doctor of philosophy programmes. Those who wish to pursue diploma courses should have a minimum grade of C (plain) at KCSE while undergraduate programmes require a minimum grade of C+ (plus) at KCSE and C+ in two teaching subjects (this is a requirement of teachers service commission of Kenya).The Ph.D in education in the University of Nairobi is done through thesis only.

Therefore, the diploma courses offered at the school of education in the University of Nairobi include;

• Diploma in Early Childhood Education.
• Diploma in ICT.

The undergraduate degree programmes offered includes Bachelor of Education in:

• Arts.
• Science.
• ICT.
• Early Childhood Education.

The masters programmes offered at the school of education in the University of Nairobi include the master of education (M.Ed.) in;

• Educational Administration.
• Curriculum Development.
• Economics of Education.
• Corporate Governance in Education.
• Educational Planning.
• Education in Emergencies.

The doctor of philosophy programmes which are offered by the University of Nairobi in the school of education include Ph.D in:

• Educational Administration.
• Curriculum Development.
• Economics of Education.
• Corporate Governance in Education.
• Educational planning.
• Educational Emergencies.

For more information on the courses offered at the school of education in the university of Nairobi, contact the dean school of education, Box 92, Kikuyu, telephone number (066 32029/321117 or 020 2701902/311800) or the email address [email protected].

Alliance Girls High School in Nairobi is one of the national girls’ secondary schools in Kenya. Alliance Girls High School in Kenya is a boarding school in Nairobi located close to the small town of Kikuyu a few minutes from Nairobi city. Alliance Girls High School in Kenya was founded by the alliance of protestant missions in 1948. Alliance Girls High School was the first national school in Kenya that admitted African girls in Kenya. Alliance Girls High School operated in parallel lieu of Kenya High School which only admitted European girls to the institution in Kenya. Initially, Alliance Girls High School went by the name, “African Girls High School” in Kenya.

When the Alliance Girls High School first opened its doors to the public, Alliance Girls High School in Kenya admitted 10 girls picked from all the provinces in Kenya. This national outlook has over the years been retained up to date. Alliance Girls High School in Kenya lies on an expansive 71 acres in Kiambu West in Kenya.

Alliance Girls High School still partakes of the Kenyan quota system of admission and as such the secondary school in Kenya usually has students drawn from all parts of Kenya. Admission in the Alliance Girls High School in Kenya is usually highly competitive as only the best performing girls in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) are admitted into the school.

Alliance Girls High School has been on the frontline vouching for quality education in Kenya maintaining close relations with its brother school, The Alliance Boys High School in Kenya. Alliance Boys High School in Kenya also admits the top notch and best performing boy students in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education.

To get to Alliance Girls High School from Nairobi, you can get public service vehicles to Kiambu at the Khoja round about bus state in Nairobi next to Nairobi fire station. There are also other public service vehicles to Kiambu which can take you to Alliance Girls High School along Race Course Road near the St. Peters Clavers church in Nairobi. Alliance Girls High School is also accessible by private means in Kenya through Kiambu Road in Nairobi off the Thika Road superhighway. There are other matatus in Kiambu town in Kenya that can take you to Alliance Girls High School.

Beauty is what ladies in Kenya and the entire world value most because they want to be seen beautiful and some of them use this as an important tool to seduce men. Although aspect of beauty is majorly put in the line of women, men also want to be seen as also handsome. There are many ways in which women may decide to look or keep themselves beautiful. These include:

• By putting on a beautiful dress.
  
  

• By designing a smart hair style.

• Using of cosmetics.

For the ladies to look beautiful by using the above ways they need someone else to do the job and that person should be an expert in the areas of beauty. The people who are experts in aspect of beauty are trained in colleges here in Kenya. KAM School of health and beauty is one of these recognized institutions in Kenya that train people in area of beauty. If your dreams are to be an expert in the area of beauty, then KAM School of health and beauty is the best for you.

KAM School of health and beauty is located in Nairobi and offers certificate and diploma courses that major in beauty and a course in human nutrition. The course offered by this institution includes:

Certificate courses offered by KAM School of health and beauty in Kenya

• Certificate in hair dressing and beauty therapy.

• Certificate in hair design and beauty.

• Certificate in hair dressing.

• Certificate in beauty therapy.

• Certificate in cosmetology.

Diploma Certificate courses offered by KAM school of health and beauty in Kenya

• Diploma in hair dressing and beauty therapy.

• Diploma in hair design and body adornment.

• Diploma in hair dressing.

• Diploma in hair design and beauty.

• Diploma in fashion design and marketing.

• Diploma in community nutrition.

Contacts of KAM school of health and beauty in Kenya

For more details about this college and the qualification of the courses offered, contact:

KAM school of Health and Beauty,

P.O. Box 40375, Nairobi Kenya.

Telephone number: 020 230267

 

One career that is never out of business and viewed at lucrative is that of a dentist. Due to the amount of skill and technology required it’s always advisable to have high quality training. Nairobi University is a public university that offers the required training in the form of Bachelor degree in dentistry in serene environment that is ideal for learning. Students who enroll who for the course are subjected to various departments that include;

• Conservative and prosthetic Dentistry
• Oral /maxillofacial surgery, oral medicine/pathology, oral maxillofacial radiology
• Paedriatic /densitry and orthodontics
• Periodontrology/community and preventative densitry

Admission criteria

As the training and skill required is above average, Nairobi university have a set requirement standards that n individual has to meet for enrollment. They include;

• 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; specifically Kenya medical training institution
• Higher National Diploma in dental science 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 structure and contact information

The fee structure for pursuing a bachelor degree in science, specialization department is around 470,000; the more detailed program is;

• Year 1; Kshs.474,500
• Year 2 ; Kshs.469,500
• Year 3 ; Kshs.469,500
• Year 4 ; Kshs.469,500 the whole course to a total kshs.1,883,000

The institution can be contacted by their official email address to the dean at PO box 19676-00200 Nairobi, school of dental sciences. They can also be contacted at Tel 2720322/ 7 ext 43673 or Fax number at 2720509. They can also be contacted at their official email address at [email protected].

Karatina University in Kenya was formerly a constituent college of Moi University in Kenya and recently received a University Charter in March 2013. Karatina University in Kenya was formerly Karatina University College. Karatina University Main Campus is located in Kagochi, which is 14 km from Karatina Town in Kenya. Karatina town is 2 hours away from the capital city of Kenya, Nairobi on Thika Superhighway. To get to Karatina University Kagochi (Main) campus in Kenya, you board a matatu in Karatina Town Magutu stage located near Karatina Open air market entrance. Karatina University in Kenya is in Nyeri County.

Karatina University has a Karatina Town Campus which is located near Karatina Police Station and Karatina Court of Law. The Karatina University Town Campus is located on Telkom Building just opposite the Law Courts in Karatina Town in Kenya. This Karatina University Town Campus is referred to as Karatina Annex.

Karatina University in Kenya also has a campus in Nanyuki town in Kenya. Karatina University Nanyuki campus is located in Telkom building in Nanyuki town along Kenyatta highway. The Karatina University Nanyuki is located just opposite the office of the Commissioner in Nanyuki town.

Karatina University in Kenya offers courses in Education, Social Sciences, Natural Resources, Environmental Sciences, Business, Agriculture, Biotechnology, Pure and Applied Sciences. Karatina University in Kenya also offers Diploma programmes in Kenya. The Diploma courses offered in Karatina University in Kenya include; Diploma in Early Childhood Development & Primary Education, Diploma in Criminology, Diploma in County and Public Administration, Diploma in Community Development, Diploma in Business Management, Diploma Human Resource Management, Diploma in Information Technology, Diploma in Horticulture and Diploma in Tourism and Wildlife Studies.

Karatina University in Kenya also offers certificate courses such as Certificate in community Wildlife Management and Certificate in Sanctuary wildlife Management.

 National Youth Service(NYS)was established in 1973 and was re-launched in 1995 after a 12 year break amidst major concerns about the high level of youth unemployment,academic under-achievement,lack of training opportunities for the young people and their escalating trend towards anti-social behavior.The organization aims at equipping youths with the necessary life coping skills to foster their personal and career development as well as to enhance their contribution to community and national development.

Objectives of the National Youth Service include:

-To train youths within 17-24 years of age to cohort in practical services to serve as entry level staff in public and private sector organization.

-To train and develop staff in the requisite skills and competencies with view to enhance the process of contemporary management of programme delivery.

-To provide participants with employability skills training needed to function in the world of work.

-To develop public and private sector partnerships in order to expand the reach of the Natuonal Youth Service.

-To build and maintain robust relationships with the communities.

-To strengthen collaborative efforts between and among existing partners.

National Youth Service has committed its resources to the personal and professional development of youth.Through its diverse programmes offerings,the organization train Corps of young people as support personnel for schools,health facilities,business entities,the uninformed organization and other public and private sector entities.Programmes offered by National Youth Service include;

The Corps Programmes

It combines training in specific career skills,re-socialization and work experience to develop positive attitudes and values among participants in the areas of self,workplace,community and national as well as provide opportunities and orientation for their entrance into the labour force.Through the Corps program,NYS is able to influence young people via emphasis on behavior modification,volunteerism/patriotism,career development.NYS corps participants are rated highly for their discipline,respect for authority,punctuality and their willingness and ability to follow instructions,take initiative and work on teams cross-function.

Corps programmes include:

-Early Childhood Education(ECD)

-Teacher’s Aides

-Health Promotion Facilitators

-Clerical Administration

-Environmental Aides

– Sales and Administration

-Customer care                                                  

The National Summer Programmes

Its annual programme that provides work experience to over 4,000 youths island-wide during the summer holiday.

The Financial Assistance Programme

The NYS has been training participants for over four decades and has accommodated participants possessing CXCs on both extremes.Financial assistance is offered to participants of Corps programmes who are seeking for finance to completevtheir tertiary education.

NYS Graduate Work Experience Programme(GWEP)

This programme Was launched in May 2014 by the ministry of Youth and Culture to provide college graduates with the necessary work experience to increase their chances of finding employment.