Colleges and Universities Offering Diploma in Community Development in Kenya

Course Name: Diploma in Community Development(Community Development)
Major Subject: Community Development
Course Category: Diploma Courses

Institutions Offering Diploma in Community Development

Machakos Institute of Technology, Machakos
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

-Minimum qualifications are KCSE C- or KCE Div. 2 or the equivalent
-Certificate in Community development, Social development, Social work, Community Health, Counseling and Psychology.
-Course open to Beginners, Development workers, Social workers, Project managers and Fresh students.

COURSE MODULES:
UNITS
DCD 3101: Introduction to Community Development
DCD 3102: Life skills
DCD 3103: Social Work Theory and Practice
DCD 3104: Development Economics
DCD 3105: Community Based Organizations
DCD 3106: Communication Skills
DCD 3107: Entrepreneurship
DCD 3108: Community Capacity building and Partnerships
DCD 3109: Information Communication Technology
DCD 3110: Resource Mobilization and Fundraising
DCD 3111: Project Management
DCD 3112: Advocacy and Lobbying
DCD 3113: HIV/AIDS and other Pandemics
DCD 3114: Statistics
DCD 3115: Legal Aspects in Social Development
DCD 3116: Resources Management
DCD 3117: Transformation and Social Marketing
DCD 3118: Community Development Methodologies
DCD 3119: Management of Community Concerns
DCD 3120: Community Leadership
DCD 3121: Gender and Development
DCD 3122: Project
DCD 3123: Field Practicum
Kenya Institute of Social Work, Nairobi
Admission criteria
-Minimum qualifications are KCSE C- or KCE Division 2 or the equivalent
-Certificate in Community development, Social development, Social work, Community Health, Counseling and Psychology.
-Course open to Beginners, Development workers, Social workers, Project managers and Fresh students

Course duration: 3 years

Exam body
-KNEC
-ABMA UK

Course content
-Management Of Community Concerns
-Community Leadership
-Gender And Development
-Practicum
-Transformation And Social Marketing
-Community Development Methodologies
-HIV/Aids And Other Pandemics
-Basic Mathematics
-Resources Management
-Statistics
-Legal Aspects In Social Work
-Project (Total Supervisory Unit)
-Social Research Methods.
-Resource Mobilization And Fundraising
-Project Management
-Advocacy And Lobbying
-Social Work Theory And Practice
-Development Economics
-Entrepreneurship
-Community Based Organizations
-Community Capacity Building And Partnerships
-English Language
-Communication Skills
-Information Communication Technology
-Introduction To Community Development
Africa Nazarene University, Nairobi
Duration: 4 Trimesters

Minimum entry requirements:
-Minimum KCSE grade of C- (Minus) or
-3 credits in IGCSE or its equivalent, Or
-Minimum GPA of 2.3 from ANU Certificate

Course Content:
-Professional Writing
-Concepts of Computer Application
-Intro to Community Development
-Sociology
-Principles of management
-Capacity Building and Sustainable Development
-Mathematics for Liberal Arts
-Community Mobilization in Development
-Human Resource Management
-Development of Society
-Peace Building and Post-Conflict Development
-Research Methods
-Principles of Social Work
-Health Education and Community Development
-Entrepreneurship and Community Development
-Project Developments and Management
-Monitoring and Evaluation of community projects
-Christian Ethics
-Internship (Field Attachment/ Practicum)

Coast Institute of Technology, Voi
Course details:
Module1
-Community capacity building and empowerment and community based organization
-Social work theory and practice and community development
-Communication skills and ICT
-Community capacity building and empowerment, community-based organizations

Module2
-Advocacy, Lobbying and Legal aspects in
-Social development
-Statistics
-Recourse mobilization, fundraising and project management
-Recourse management , HIV and AIDS and other pandemics

Module3
-Transformation and Social marketing
-Gender and Development and community leadership
-Community develop methodologies and Management of community concerns
PC Kinyanjui Technical Training Institute, Nairobi
(i) Module I

Admission criteria
-A mean grade of C- in KCSE

Program duration: 6 months

Intake: January/May

(ii) Module II

Course entry requirements
-Pass in Module I/Pass In Craft Module II

Program duration: 6 months

Intake: January/May

(iii) Module III

Course entry requirements
-Pass In Module II

Program duration: 6 months

Intake: January/May
East Africa Institute of Certified Studies, Nairobi
Course outline

Introduction to Community Health
First Aid
Counseling Basics
Community Nutrition
Communication Skills
Information Communication Technology
Environmental Health
Mother Child Health
Communicable and Non Communicable Diseases
Entrepreneurship
Life Skills
Care of Special Groups
Research Methods

Course Duration: 9 months

Exam Body: JP-UK

Grade: D+ and Below
Africa International University, Nairobi
Duration: 2 years

Course Overview:
-Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation
-Essential s of ICT
-Systems Theory and Other Theories of Development
-Principles and Practice of Community Development
-Lobbying and Advocacy
-Participatory Community Development
-Disaster Preparedness and Management
-Community Development Strategies and Practice
-Management of Community Based Organizations
University of Eldoret, Eldoret
Minimum entry requirements:
i. KCSE mean grade C plain with C- in Mathematics or Physics; C- in any 2 of the other science subjects and C plain in English or Kiswahili OR
ii. KCE Division III with a pass in Mathematics or Physics, a pass in any 2 of the other science subjects and a pass in English or Kiswahili OR
iii. Certificate in Agriculture/Community Development or related field.
Karatina University, Karatina
Admission Requirements:

Minimum mean grade of C- (Minus) at KCSE and C- English/Kiswahili OR ‘A’ Level qualification with at least a subsidiary pass and KCE Division III with a pass in either English or Kiswahili. OR Certificate in Community Development or in a related field.
Daystar University , Athi River
Admission shall be granted to holders of the qualifications below:

KCSE mean grade of C- (minus) with a certificate course from a recognized institution or a mean grade of C (plain) or Principal Pass in 'A' levels, or 4 credits in GCE or their equivalent.

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