Colleges and Universities Offering Diploma In Social Work and Community Development in Kenya

Course Name: Diploma In Social Work and Community Development()
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Institutions Offering Diploma In Social Work and Community Development

Bridge College, Nairobi
Course entry requirements
- Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) Minimum Grade C-(Minus) and above OR Pass in Certificate in Social Work and Development

Program duration: 6 Terms (18 months)

Exam body: KNEC

Course content
(i) Module I
-Communication Skills
-Entrepreneurship Education
-Community Capacity Building and Empowerment
-Information Communication Technology
-Social Work Theory and Practice
-Introduction to Community Development
-Development Economics
-Community Based Organizations

(ii) Module II
Admission criteria: Pass Craft Course in Social Development OR Pass Module I in Social Work and Community Development

Course content
-Disaster Management
-Statistics
-Legal Aspects in Social Development Work
-Resource Management
-Resource Mobilization and Fundraising
-Project Management
-Advocacy and Lobbying
-HIV and AIDS and other pandemics

(iii) Module III
(a) Focus for students who wish to specialize in Social Work

Course entry requirements: Pass Module II in Social Work and Community Development

Course content
-Disaster Management
-Social Policy and Administration
-Social Research Project
-Social Psychology and Human Development
-Introduction to Counselling Psychology
-Social Rehabilitation and Re-integration

(b) Focus for students who wish to specialize in Community

Course entry requirements
-Pass Module II in Social Work and Community Development

Course content
-Community Leadership
-Gender and Development
-Social Research Project
-Transformation and Social Marketing
-Community Development Methodologies
-Management of Community Concerns
Kimtech Training College, Kehancha
Course entry requirements
-A mean grade of C- and above in KCSE or credit pass in Certificate by KNEC Examination or any other recognized qualification.

Course duration: 3 modules

Course content
-MANAGEMENT OF COMMUNITY CONCERNS
-GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT
-ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROJECTS
-COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
-COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT METHODOLOGIES
-TRANSFORMATION AND SOCIAL MARKETING
-SOCIAL RESEARCH PROJECT
-RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
-PROJECT MANAGEMENT
-LEGAL ASPECTS IN SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT WORK
-HIV AND AIDS AND OTHER PANDEMICS
-ADVOCACY AND LOBBYING
-STATISTICS
-RESOURCE MOBILIZATION AND FUND RAISING
-COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
-COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS
-COMMUNICATION SKILLS
-CAPACITY BUILDING and EMPOWERMENT
-SOCIAL WORK THEORY AND PRACTICE
-INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
-ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION
-DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS

The Nairobi Women's Hospital College, Nairobi
Admission Criteria: Applicants must have attained a mean grade of C- (minus) in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education or its equivalent.
Duration: 2.5 years
Fees: 85,000/=
Mode of Study: Full Time
Examination & Licensing: Learning modules are examined by the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC). We are a registered examination center for Kenya National Examination Council.
Enrollment Intakes: January, May, September
Uwezo College, Machakos
Minimum Requirements:
C-(minus) in KCSE or certificate in community Development.

Exam Body:
K.N.E.C.

Course Content:
-Social work theory and practice
-Introduction to community development
-Development Economics
-Community Based organizations
-Communication skills
-Entrepreneurship education
-Community capacity building and Empowerment
-Information Technology
Matili Technical Training Institute., Kimilili
(a) Module I

Course entry requirements
-A mean grade of C- in KCSE

Intake: January/September

Exam series: November/July

Course duration: 3 terms

(b) Module III

Course entry requirements
-Pass in module II

Intake: January/May

Exam series: July/November

Course duration: 2 terms

Exam body: KNEC

Mitunguu Technical Training Institute, Meru
(i) Module I

Course entry requirements
-A mean grade of C- in KCSE

(ii) Module II

Course entry requirements
-Pass in module I

(iii) Module III

Course entry requirements
-Pass in module II

Program duration: 2 terms per module

Intake: January and September

Intake: KNEC
Kisumu National Polytechnic, Kisumu
Module I-III

Course entry requirements
-KCSE mean grade C- (Minus).
-KNEC Craft Certificate for Module II.
-KNEC Diploma II for Diploma III

Intake
(i) January/September-Regular
(ii) May intake (Part Time) (Evening and Weekends)

Exam body: KNEC

Course duration: 9 terms with Attachment
Rift Valley Institute of Science and Technology , Nakuru
(i) Module I

Course entry requirements
-A mean grade of C- and above in KCSE

(ii) Module II

Course entry requirements
-Pass in module I

(iii) Module III

Course entry requirements
-Pass in module II

Course duration: 2 terms, per module

Exam body: KNEC
Nairobi Aviation College, Nairobi
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES:

1.Social workers in various sectors
2.Community capacity building offers
3. Community based organization offers
4. Project management offers
5. HIV/AIDS management coordinator
Mukurwe-Ini Technical Training Institute., Mukurweini
Module I-III

Admission criteria
-Applicants are required to have scored a mean grade of C- and above in KCSE

Course duration: 3 years

Intake: January/May/September

Exam body: KNEC
Kapcherop Technical and Vocational College, Kapcherop
Course entry requirements
-A mean grade of C- in KCSE or a Pass in Craft in Social work and Community Development

Exam body: KNEC

Course duration: 3 modules

Intake: May and September
University of Embu, Embu
Entry Requirements:
1. Mean grade C- (Minus) at KCSE or equivalent; OR,
2. Mean grade D+ (Plus) at KCSE with at least a Certificate in Social Work or any other in a related field from a recognized Institution.
Butere Technical Training Institute, Butere
Mode of study: Modular

Course entry requirements
-A mean grade of C- and above in KCSE

Exam body: KNEC

Intake: January, May and September

Course duration: 9 terms
Siaya Institute of Technology., Siaya
Course entry requirements
-A mean grade of C- and above in KCSE

Mode of study: Full time

Course duration: 3 years

Intake: January/September

Exam body: KNEC
Nkabune Technical Training Institute, Meru
Mode of study: Modular

Course entry requirements
-A mean grade of C- and above in KCSE

Exam body: KNEC

Intake: January/September

Course duration: 2 Terms

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