Colleges and Universities Offering Diploma in Community Development in Kenya

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
•  Delhi College, Nairobi  
  Examination Body: ABMA
  
  Duration: 108 weeks
  
  Language: English
  
  Course outline:
  Level 4 Diploma
  • Community Development Values
  • Community Health and Disease Management
  • Understanding Poverty in Communities
  • Supporting the Vulnerable in Communities
  • Sociological Perspectives on Community
  • Life skills
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Information communication technology
  • Communication skills
  
  Level 5 Diploma
  • Business Planning and Practice for Community Organizations
  • Conflict Resolution and Community Campaigning
  • Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management
  • Marketing Principles and Methods for Community Organizations
  • Project Finance and Funding
  
  Level 6 Diploma
  • Community and Inter-Agency Working
  • Social and Community Enterprise
  • Intercultural Dialogue and Community Engagement
  • Reflective Practice in Community Development
  • Comparative Policy and Social Movements in 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
  
•  Chuka University, Chuka  
  Course entry requirements:
  -Mean grade C- in KCSE, or its equivalent, OR Certificate with at least a credit in related course from institutions recognized by the Chuka University Senate.
  
  Course duration: 4 semesters
  
  Mode of study: Full-time or Work-based Day, Evening or Weekend
  
  Admission timelines are: September, January and May each year for full time students; December, April and August of each year for part time/holiday-based/work-based students.
•  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.
•  Rifkins College, Mombasa  
  Course entry requirements
  (i) Level 4
  
  -D (plain) in KCSE or equivalent
  
  (ii) Level 5
  
  -Pass in Level 4
  
  Course duration
  Full time - 6 months
  Part time -9 months
  
  Exam body: ABMA (UK)
•  Zetech University, Thika  
  Course entry requirements:
  (i) An aggregate grade of C-(C Minus) and above in K.C.S.E
  (ii) D- in either Mathematics /Business Studies/Geography/History/CRE/Computer Studies/Agriculture either with
  (iii) D- in English or Kiswahili
•  Jusnet Business Institute, Malindi  
  Minimum requirements: K.C.S.E C-(minus)
  
  Duration: 2 1/2 years
  
  Tution fees:
  -Module 1 ksh25,000
  -Module 2 ksh25,000
  -Module 3 ksh25,000
  -Exam fees ksh39,000

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