With the rising economic hardship, finding quality education in Kenya at affordable prices is extremely difficult. Kenya Institute of Professional studies(KIPS) in Kenya is an institution that is in partnership with Moi university in Kenya to avail quality Diploma and Certificate courses in Kenya. The courses offered by KIPS institute in Kenya include business courses, Health and sciences and languages at a price of Ksh 10,000 per semester in Kenya. Kenya Institute of Professional studies (KIPS) in Kenya which is located at Tom Mboya Street in Nairobi city centre. The Kenya Institute of Professional Studies in Nairobi is a college that is accredited to offer certificates by the Ministry of Higher Education Science and Technology (MOHEST) in Kenya. Colleges and Universities in Kenya are increasing at high rates and education in Kenya is also becoming more important and crucial as the time go by. Enrolling for courses in Kenya colleges is now as simple as accessing the colleges you wish to enrol and filling admission forms, paying the fees and starting classes.

Courses offered in Kenya Institute of Professional Studies

A few of the courses offered by Kenya Institute of Professional Studies in Kenya include; Diploma in Banking and Finance, Certificate in Information technology, Certificate in travel and tourism, Diploma in early childhood management, Diploma in computer programming, Diploma in secretarial management, Diploma in public relations, Certificate in typing, Diploma in housekeeping and accommodation, Diploma in purchasing and supplies, Diploma in Business management and Diploma in entrepreneurship.

The exam bodies in Kenya which Kenya Institute of Professional Studies use are KNEC, KASNEB, ACMA, Computer society of Kenya (CSK), ABE, ICM and City and Guilds. Finally, KIPS institution in Kenya is a college that can be trusted and affordable for students in Kenya to enrol and get quality education.

Higher Education Loans Board Offices  are locatec in Anniversary Towers on the 19th floor found along University Way in Nairobi. 

The postal address of Higher Education Loans Board office in Nairobi is P.O. Box 69489-00400, Nairobi.

The telephone conctacts of HELB offices are +254 711 052000 and 254 20 2278000.

The email addresses of Higher Education Loans Board offices are [email protected] or [email protected] or [email protected].

Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) website is at http://www.helb.co.ke/.

The twitter handle of HELB in Kenya is @HELBpage.

The facebook page of HELB in Kenya is at https://www.facebook.com/HELBpage.

 

Mount Kenya University (MKU) is a private university in kenya and it is one of the universities that have been accredited to offer courses from certificate to doctor of philosophy level by commission of higher education. Its main campus (MKU) is located along Gen Kago road in Thika town.

This university (MKU) has grown so tremendously and now has established campuses in majority of towns in Kenya such as Eldoret, Nakuru, Kakamega, Kitale, Lodwar and many other towns. Mount Kenya university has commitment in promoting access of higher education to many Kenyans and to achieve this, it has established scholarship for the 2014-2015 academic year. These scholarships are categorized into two; scholarships and Student Discretionary Tuition Waiver.

Scholarship is meant for the first time applicants (those who want to join mount Kenya university for any programme) while Student Discretional Tuition Waiver is for those who have already enrolled for various courses in the university (MKU).

Those eligible for scholarship must have applied for programmes to join MKU, must have qualified for degree programmes applied, must have filled the scholarship application form and must be a person who finished Kenya certificate of secondary education (KCSE) examination in 2013. The applicants eligible for Student Discretional Tuition Waiver must be a student of MKU for more than two semesters, must complete the application form and must be a full time student of MKU programmes (diploma and certificate).

The criteria being used to awards scholarship by Mount Kenya University (MKU) is based on the following:

• Academic competence of the applicant.
• Gender balance for those applying.
• Financial challenges of the applicants.
• Regional balance of applicants in terms of counties in Kenya.
• Talents exhibited by the applicants.
• Recommendation of the applicants by recognized organization.

How to apply for scholarship in MKU.

Download application form from the university (MKU) website at www.mku.ac.ke. Once downloaded, it should be filled and then send to registrar before 26th June, 2014. It should be addressed to:

The Registrar, Academic Affairs

Mount Kenya University

P.O. Box 342 – 01000, Thika, Kenya.

 

The applicant should make sure that they have indicated clearly whether it is ‘scholarship’ or ‘student discretionary tuition waiver on the top of envelop. For more information, you can check the MKU university site at www.mku.ac.ke.

 

Kisii University offers various courses under the faculty of Education and Human Resource. The main aim of the various courses offered is to meet the society’s requirement of qualified teachers in secondary schools and in tertiary colleges. The teaching profession in Kenya is vastly disadvantaged as a lot of schools are under stuffed. Teachers are forced to teach subjects they are not well familiar with and they have to deal with a large number of students. The Faculty of Education and Human Resource offers the following courses:

• Bachelor of Education (Arts)
• Bachelor of Education (Primary Option)
• Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Development)

One area where Kisii University puts emphasis on is in the training of Science teachers. This is because the country continuously needs qualified Science teachers to teach students in secondary schools and tertiary colleges. Kisii University offers Bachelor of Education (Science) under the Faculty of Education and Human Resource. Individuals can pursue various options such as: Maths/Physics, Maths/Biology, Maths/Chemistry, Maths/Geography, Biology/Physics, Biology/Chemistry and Physics/Chemistry.

Faculty of Education and Human Resource Admission Criteria

Individuals who want to be admitted for courses under Kisii University Faculty of Education and Human Resources should have obtained certain criteria.

• Individuals who want to undertake the courses should have acquired the minimum entry requirements for universities.
• Individuals should have obtained at least a mean grade of C+ (plus) in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E) or an equivalent qualification.
• Individuals should also have obtained at least a grade of C+ (plus) in whatever subject they want to apply to study for.
• Individuals who have obtained A level with two principal passes in relevant subjects are also welcome to apply for the courses.
• Before registering for any course, individuals must ensure that they meet all the departmental requirements as pertaining to that course.

Individuals who qualify for the various courses are expected to cover all the units as assigned by the departments. They are also expected to do continuous assessment tests as well as final examinations.

For more information, individuals can contact:

KISII UNIVERSITY

P.O. Box 408 (40200), Kisii, Kenya.

Tel: 058-30826

E-mail:

Information Desk: [email protected]

Faculty of Education: [email protected]

Kenya College of commerce and hospitality is one of the famous institutions in Kenya that offer business and hospitality related courses. It is located in the fourth floor of Church House which is along Tom Mboya Street in Nairobi city. They offer both certificate and diploma courses in the mentioned fields. These courses includes:

Diploma courses offered by Kenya College of commerce and hospitality in Kenya

• Diploma in guidance and counselling.
  
  

• Diploma in hotel and catering management.

• Diploma in human resource management.

• Diploma in legal studies.

• Diploma in computerized clearing and forwarding.

• Diploma in banking.

• Diploma in public relation.

• Diploma in secretarial studies.

• Diploma in HIV/AIDS management.

• Diploma in food production.

• Diploma in tourism management.

• Diploma in accounting.

• Diploma in pastry and bakery management.

• Diploma in logistics management.

• Diploma in management information technology.

• Diploma in transport management.

• Diploma in computing and information processing.

• Diploma in personnel management.

• Diploma in leadership management.

• Diploma in food and beverages sales and services.

• Diploma in project management.

• Diploma in information communication technology.

• Diploma in public administration.

• Diploma in accounting and finance.

• Diploma in nutrition and dietetics.

• Diploma in NGO management.

• Diploma in disaster management.

• Diploma in housekeeping and accommodation.

• Diploma in shipping management.

• Diploma in customer service.

• Diploma in social work and community health.

• Diploma in purchasing and supplies.

• Diploma in journalism and media studies.

• Diploma in front office management.

• Diploma in computer repair and networking.

• Diploma in community development.

Certificate courses offered by Kenya College of commerce and hospitality in Kenya

• Certificate in computer repair and maintenance.

• Certificate in hotel and catering management.

• Certificate in store keeping.

• Certificate in journalism and mass communication.

Contacts of Kenya College of commerce and hospitality in Kenya

Kenya College of Commerce and Hospitality,

P.O. Box 17041, Nairobi, Kenya.

Telephone number: 020 311743

Looking for standard employment in Kenya is considered the safest and most convenient way to a comfortable and normal life. Everyone is trying to survive. In Kenya, the employment rate stands at 40% where 64% of the Kenya youths are unemployed. With such staggering statistics, it is hard for an individual to get a job in Kenya. Unemployment in Kenya has been a key topic in the lips of many including the president, Uhuru Kenyatta who said this during his inauguration, “Dealing with unemployment in Kenya will be a priority for my government. We are committed to creating jobs and opportunities in Kenya for our people especially the youths. We will do this by creating an enabling environment for our private sector in Kenya.”

Kenyans hold education in high esteem because it is directly related to employment. Parents in Kenya are ready to be famished and even dress in rags to ensure that their children go to the finest schools. The future is bright if your children have been well educated in Kenya because it reflects what they will bring back to home and the society. Invest in your kids today and they will become the very model of the learned members of society in Kenya as well as take care of you in your sunset years.

However, this is not the case anymore; the educated in Kenya no longer accrue any value, respect or recognition to the family and the society at large. Instead, those who have gone to school continue to waste time and dally like the illiterate and semi –literate in Kenya. In the 80s and early 90s, anyone who had gone to high school was respected and people even held ‘harambees’ (fundraisings) to ensure that they further their studies in universities in Kenya. This person was prized and it was expected that he would give back to the society once he graduated upon completion of his course in Kenya. This person was a role model especially to those who were still in their classrooms.

In present day, anyone can go to the university if you have money and influence. It is not about merit anymore. Is this a necessary evil? When everyone in the Kenyan society craves education, it should be a good thing since people are getting emancipated from mental slavery. But what happens when everyone scrambles for a piece of the cake? Won’t some people starve? Should we bake more cake? Should we open more institutions in Kenya to cater for the disadvantaged, the poor, those in the marginalised areas in Kenya and those who are challenged with regard to education?

Kenya has 22 public universities, 14 chartered private universities and 12 universities with LIA (letter of Interim Authority) which is the first accreditation step for private universities in Kenya. The goal is to ensure that every citizen in Kenya can access quality education. With the increase in education institutions of higher learning in Kenya, the quality of education has also deteriorated. When we take a look at the horde of students graduating every year, it is palpable that the numbers far outweigh the job opportunities present in Kenya. The future is just about austere for thousands of young Kenyans for whom economic emancipation remains a pipe dream. They continue to languish at home thwarted and unable to practice what they perfected in theory.

Most people in Kenya have great expectations and they disregard manual and agricultural work since they have the notion that they are tailor-made for white collar jobs and formal employment in Kenya. When this does not happen, they get disenchanted, bitter and even complacent. With this comes rebellion and most form gangs who engage in illegal acts in Kenya like stealing, carjacking and killing.

A study in Kenya by USAID (U.S. Agency for International Development) states that, over the last six years, the Kenyan economy has generated only 150,000 jobs, leaving hundreds of thousands without formal employment. Many of them are forced to join the informal sector while 60% of Kenyans live on less than USD 2 (KES 173) a day. The remaining 9.3 million are self-employed Kenyans.

Those who realise that the system is indeed flawed and they can’t sit back and wallow in sorrow, take the bull by the horns and venture into self employment in Kenya.

There are other reasons as to why unemployment is a topic that doesn’t wane. A key gap in the system is the fact that jobs are not offered merit-wise in Kenya. It is a matter of who you know. Some employers even hold ‘dummy’ interviews just to fulfil protocol but they already have people to fill the slot”. Even if we have tried to curb bribery in Kenya the truth is that some people pay to get into certain jobs.

There is a huge backlog of students because of university closures caused by student riots and strikes in Kenya. This has led to public universities in Kenya having double intakes, which vice-chancellors cite as the major cause of falling academic standards in the country. When standards of these institutions fall, all we get are half baked graduates who cannot deliver in the job arena.

This being considered, some people have lived through the hard times in Kenya and are thriving in the industry that they are. When the going gets tough, the tough get going on everyone in Kenya.

This institution is a Kenyan institution located in Westlands, Nairobi at 3rd floor of Centro House which offers a wide range of training and related services on trade of individuals, companies and public Sector organizations to meet the challenges and exploit opportunities. Since it is mainly an institution of trade, it trains people on how to be able to conduct trade locally and internationally in a smooth and conducive environment between them and their clients. Therefore the courses they offer majorly dwell on the aspects of business and smooth trade as well as how to develop strong trade policies for the benefits of all their clients and businesses.

Hills Trade as it is popular known, offer services which include training courses aimed at empowering young men and women entrepreneurs to strengthen existing trading enterprises or enhance capacity to nurture and develop their existing trading businesses, seminars and workshops aimed at equipping trade operators and trade facilitators as well as trade policy makers with operational knowledge on trade policy and regulatory environment; Trade exhibition offering unique opportunities to network with key players from across the finance industry and bring sellers and buyers together in business transactions.

Hills Institute of Regional and International Trade offer Advanced Diploma in Entrepreneurship, Purchasing and Supply Management, Project Management and Professional Selling and Sales Coaching.

The Diploma courses offered by this institution include Shipping and Logistics, Clearing and Forwarding, International Business Studies, Corporate Governance, International Trade, Banking and Finance, Logistics and Supplies Management, Business Management, Human resource Management, Cargo Security, Forensic Accounting, Freight Management, Purchasing and Supply Management, Accountancy, Business Computing and Information, Petroleum Studies and Public Relations. In accordance with the above courses, Hill Institute of Regional and International Trade offer all the above courses also in Certificate courses.

Hills Trade also have an offer to the Capacity building as they offer courses in relation to Capacity Building area of expertise. The courses involve Regional Integration, Export Costing and Documentation, Customs Procedures Documentation, Organizing International Transportation, Sustaining Business, Risk Management, Strategic Management, Getting ready for Exports and Imports, Sustaining an Export/Import Business, Clearing and Forwarding, Payment Methods, Globalization and Trade, Sales and Marketing and e-Commerce.

This institution has a mandatory course which is trained during the first week of study and involve Ethics and Integrity. This is Mandatory as good and profitable business is almost nearly impossible with good ethics and integrity. The Advantages of studying business and trade-related courses in this institution is well seen off as it contains expert faculties in which experienced lecturers are domain specialists and practitioners, bringing up the latest in the teaching techniques, thought leadership and real world application. The learning environment is also optimal as the classes are small to ensure great levels of interaction between the students and the lecturers.

Contacts of Hills Institute of Regional and International Trade:

This institution can be contacted by visiting their head office in Westlands at Centro House 3rd Floor, through their email which is [email protected] or through their website www.hillstrade.com/contactus Telephone line are also open for any enquiries at 0734 855 154/0707722278.

Webuye District hospital was started in 1990 through funding from The East African Development Bank with support from the Chinese government Una program that targeted a number of places such as webuye. It begun as a dispensary in 1992. In the late ’90s, it was made a district hospital and has since become the best hospital in the county of Bungoma.

The hospital has a catchment population of about 500,000 people. Due to its strategic location, it covers the entire Bungoma county, including Kakamega, Busia, Malaba, parts of trans-nzoia County and western parts of Uganda.

The hospital has a bed capacity of 217 with approximately 150% bed occupancy rates. On a daily basis, between 150-200 patients suffering from diverse conditions can be attended to. The theatre operates on between 125 and 145 patients per month and has two general surgeons and six specialized ones.

The hospital partners with several NGO’s and other organizations such as the UN through AMPATH, offering family and public health care, the family medicine department of Moi University, EMBLEM, which carries out research on purkitts lymphoma, and Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital on cervical cancer.

The hospital also has a medical training college offering a vast range of courses such as nursing and clinical medicine studies. Pharmacy is also taught and the students gain experience from attachment at various departments at the hospital.

It has diverse departments, both medical and non medical. They include inpatient and outpatient departments, pediatric triage, ear nose and throat, eye and dental departments among many others. It is therefore important that the government and county administration help the facility to tackle challenges such as;

Lack of modern theatre and medical facilities that would have otherwise improved the provision of medical services instead of referring the patients to different referral hospitals in the country. The hospital also needs an increase in the number of employees especially the medical team whose ratio to that of patients is very low hence the patients do not get proper services from the medics.

It is always good for Kenyan parents to enquire for schools which will take care of their children both academically and socially. Before you make a choice of the school you want to take your child in Kenya, it is good to check the boarding facilities and the menu of the food taken, get all that information about the school and be sure that your child will be comfortable and happy in school. Enquire about previous performance of the school to know about the academic quality of the school.

Some of the best boarding primary schools in Machakos county include; Machakos Academy which is located in Machakos town behind Machakos teachers college, ABC Girls Academy which is Located along Nairobi to Machakos road, ACK St Pauls which is located in Athi River, Makutano AIC boarding primary school in Makutano road Masii in Machakos. Athi River Meadow Academy which is located in Athi River town, Brookshine School located in Nairobi Kangundo road, Glory talent Academy the school is located in Embakasi Estate, Cedar progressive Academy located off Kangundo road, Imbwenya Academy located in Athi River along prisons road.

Kanginga Academy is a boarding primary school located off Thika along Garissa road, Kilimanjaro Academy located along Mombasa road next to Daystar University, Lukenya Academy is located in Lukenya Hill off Mombasa road in Athi river. Marivale primary school is located off KMC road in Athi River, Matuu Academy is located off Thika in Garrisa road and Muli Academy in Kangundo town.Most parents use referrals to find best schools where the parent will enquire from another parent about a certain school. It is good for all private schools to give the best service to each child for it is through this that their school will grow and give good results. It is good for school to equip themselves with guidance and counseling services for students just like any other person needs a lot of encouragement. Some will find school work stressful and such students will need more time and attention given to them.

Kenyan parents should always listen to their children keenly for they will miss parental care when they are in school, during holidays spend more time with them, advice them as parents. Primary students should just focus on school work and church, they also need time for entertainment which will include watching television and meeting their age mates. Give your children house hold duties to avoid bringing up lazy children.

Best boarding schools in Kenya will have visiting days where parents can go visit their children. It is advisable for parents to keep time so that they can share  quality time with their children.Best boarding primary schools in Machakos County have excellent learning  and boarding facilities. Security services should also be well implemented and the environment should be quiet for learning environment. Boarding primary schools in Machakos County excell well in academics hence perfoming well in Kenya national examinations.

With the large number of Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education candidates in Kenya attaining good grades, coupled with the limited spaces in the public universities found in Kenya, many people are caught in the quagmire of what step to take next. Professional exams in Kenya and short courses in Kenya have been a popular way out for those who can not afford to enroll in the private universities in Kenya. One of the most popular and sought after school professional training in Kenya is the certified public accountancy course in Kenya.

The Certified Public Accounts (CPA) course in Kenya is usually administered by the Kenya Accountancy and Secretarial National Examination Board in Kenya (KASNEB). KASNEB in Kenya is an examination body that offers high quality professional examinations in Kenya in finance, governance, accountancy, information technology and management amongst other related disciplines. Some of the professional examinations in Kenya offered by KASNEB range from Certified Public Accounts (CPA) in Kenya, Certified Public Secretaries (CPS) in Kenya, Certified Information Communication Technologists (CICT) in Kenya, Certified Credit Professionals (CCP) in Kenya and other technical examinations in Kenya.

KASNEB was established in 1969 by the Government of Kenya as an Act of Parliament related to Accountants Act Cap 531 of the Kenyan Law. The KASNEB mandate includes delivering professional examinations in Kenya as well as development of relevant syllabuses for the particular courses and examinations offered.The KASNEB offices in Kenya are located in Upper Hill area in Nairobi city. The KASNEB towers in Nairobi are located off hospital Road near the famous Kenyatta National Hospital in Kenya. The KASNEB towers in UpperHill are located next to Real Insurance Plaza in Nairobi. To get to KASNEB towers in Nairobi by public means, you can access buses number 7 and 7c at the Kencom bus stage in Nairobi. These buses found in Kencom bus stage in Nairobi are usually headed to Kenyatta National Hospital in Kenya and Upperhill areas. The buses going to KASNEB Towers in Nairobi most often follow the Valley Road route in Nairobi though they occasionally use Ngong Road in Nairobi too.

There are many colleges in Nairobi that offer CPA training in Kenya. The most famous college offering CPA training in Kenya being Kenya College of Accountancy University along Thika Road in Nairobi. CPA Training in Nairobi can also be accessed in Visions Institute of Professional Studies in Nairobi at the Globe Cinema interchange in Nairobi as well as Strathmore University along Langata Road in Nairobi.