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Colleges and Universities Offering Diploma in Social Work and Community Development(Social Work and Community Development) in Kenya

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Course Name
Diploma in Social Work and Community Development(Social Work and Community Development)
Major Subject
Social Work and Community Development
Course Category
Diploma
Average Study Duration
3 years
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About Diploma in Social Work and Community Development(Social Work and Community Development)

Colleges Offering Diploma in Social Work and Community Development(Social Work and Community Development)

Greenwich College
Garissa
Exam Body: KNEC

Duration: 21 months

Minimum Entry Qualification: O level certificate plus Aptitude test

Course Units:
1. Module I
-Social Work
-Introduction to Community Development
-Community Based Organization
-Communication Skills
-Development Economics
-Entrepreneurship Education
-Community Capacity Building & Empowerment
-Information Technology

2. Module II
-Resource Mobilization & Fundraising
-Project Management
-Advocacy & Lobbying
-HIV/AIDS & Other Pandemics
-Statistics
-Legal Aspects in Social Work
-Resource Management

3. Module III A Social Work
-Social Psychology & Human Development
-Introduction to Counselling Psychology
-Social Rehabilitation & Reintegration
-Disaster Management
-Social Policy & Management
-Social Research Project

4. Module III Part B Community Development
-Transforming & Social Marketing
-Community Development Methodologies
-Management of Community Concerns
-Gender & Development
-Social Research Project
-Community Leadership
Nairobi Institute of Business Studies
Nairobi
Course Study Duration : 1 year per Module
Minimum Course Entry requirement : C – and above
Examination Body: KNEC

Course Outline

1. Module I
- Social Work
- Introduction to Community Development
- Community Based Organization
- Development Economics
- Entrepreneurship Education
- Community Capacity Building & Empowerment
- Communication Skills
- ICT

2. Module II
- Resource Mobilization & Fundraising
- Project Management
- Statistics
- Legal Aspects in Social Development Work
- Resource Management
- Advocacy & Lobbying
- HIV/AIDS & other Pandemics

3. Module III

Part I
- Social Psychology & Human Development
- Introduction to Counseling Psychology
- Disaster Management
- Social Policy & Management
- Social Research Project
- Social rehabilitation & Reintegration

Part II
- Transforming & Social Marketing
- Community Development Methodologies
- Management of Community Concerns
- Social Research Project
- Community Leadership
- Gender & Development
ICS College Mombasa Branch
Mombasa
Course Outline

Module I

Social work theory and practice
Introduction to community development
Development economics
Community based organizations
Communication skills
Entrepreneurship
Community capacity building and employment
Information communication technology
Life skills
Module II

Resource mobilization and fund raising
Project management
Advocacy and lobbying
HIV and Aids and other pandemics
Statistics
Legal aspects in social development work
Resource management
Module III

Part A

Social psychology &human development
Introduction to counseling psychology
Social rehabilitation and reintegration
Disaster management
Social policy and administration
Social research project
Part B

Transformation and social marketing
Community development methodologies
Management of community concerns
Community leadership
Gender and development
Social research project

Requirements
Course Duration: 24 Months
Exam Body: KNEC
Grade: C- and Above
East Africa College of Commerce and Development Studies
Nairobi
Course Units:
1. Module I
-Social Work Theory and Practice
-Introduction to Community Development
-Development Economics
-Community Bases Organization
-Communication Skills
-Entrepreneurship Education
-Community Capacity Building and Empowerment
-Information Communication Technology

2. Module II
-Resource Mobilization and Fundraising
-Project management
-Advocacy and Lobbying
-HIV and AIDS and other Pandemics
-Statistics
-Legal Aspects in Social Development Work
-Resource Management

3. Module III
(a)Part I(Social Work Elective)
-Social Psychology and Human Development
-Introduction to Counseling Psychology
-Disaster Management
-Social Policy and Administration
-Social Research Project
(b)Part II(Community Development Elective)
-Transformation and Social Marketing
-Community Development Methodology
-Management of Community Concerns
-Community Leadership
-Gender and Development
-Social Research Project
Vihiga College of Business and Technical Training
Vihiga
Exam Body: KNEC

Duration: 3 modules

Tuition Fees: Kes 20,400 Per Module

Modules: 3

Minimum Entry requirement: KCSE C-

Course Units:
-Entrepreneurship
-Information & Communication Technology
-Communication Skills
-Life Skills
-Social Work Theory & Practice
-Dev. Economics
-Capacity Building & empowerment
-Intro to Community Dev.
-Community Based Organizations
-Resource Mobilization & Fundraising Project
-Project Management
-HIV & AIDS and other pandemics
-Legal Aspect in Social Development Work
-Resource Management
-Advocacy & Lobbying
-Statistics
Uwezo College
Wote
Minimum entry requirement:
C-(minus) in KCSE or certificate in community Development

Modules Overview:
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

Tuition fees:
Registration Fee: Ksh 1250 (Registration + Student ID)
Course Fee: 15000
Matili Technical Training Institute
Kimilili
1. Module I
Intake Period: JAN/SEPT

Duration: 3 Terms

Minimum entry requirements:
- KCSE C-

Examiner: KNEC

2. Module III
Intake Period: JAN/MAY

Duration: 2 Terms

Minimum entry requirements:
- Pass in Module II

Examiner: KNEC
Kaimosi Friends University College
Kaimosi
Course Entry Requirements: Minimum mean grade of C- (minus) in KCSE. Or KCE Division II Or KACE with at least 1 principal Pass. Or Certificate in the relevant area from MMUST or any other recognized institution.

Duration & mode of Study: Three (3) semesters full – time.

Tuition Fees: Ksh 25,000/= per semester
Ekerubo Gietai Technical Training Institute
Nyamira
Course Name: Diploma in Stores Management
Fees Per Term: Ksh. 10,600
Course Duration: 3 terms
Intakes: January, May & September
Course Entry Requirements: KCSE Mean Grade of C- or Pass in Certificate in Social Work & Community Development
Exam Body: KNEC
Regional Centre for Tourism and Foreign Languages
Nairobi
Course units covered
- Community Health
- Sociology
- Disaster Management
- Community Based Organizations
- Advocacy and Lobbying
- Social Rehabilitation and Reintegration
- Resource Mobilization and Fundraising
- Social Research Project
Kibabii University
Bungoma
Entry requirement
Mean grade C (Plain) at KCSE or KCE Division III or any other relevant certificate recognized by Senate.

Tution fee:Kshs.30,000 per semester

Mode of study:Full Time

Main Campus

Bungoma Study Centre
Baraka Agricultural College
Molo
Duration: 3 years

Minimum Entry requirement:
· Completed Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KSCE) with a mean grade of C-
· Equivalent qualification as determined by the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC)
Christemberg College
Voi
Diploma in social development
Duration:2 years

Entry requirement:Must have passed relevant Craft
Course or passed KCSE with Cor
equivalent qualification
determined by KNEC

Fees:ksh 12000 per term
Kapcherop Technical and Vocational College
Kapcherop
Course Requirements: C – (Minus) KCSE or Pass in Craft in Social work and Community Development

Entry Period : May & September

Examining Body: Kenya National Examination Council

Duration: 3 Modules
Turkana University College
Lodwar
Entry requirements:
KCSE C - or craft certificate in technical education from a recognised institution


Duration :2 years

Tution fee:Ksh 30000
Kenya Polytechnic University College
Nairobi
Admission requirements
- A minimum of a C- in KCSE or
- Hold a certificate in social work and community development or its equivalent
Duration
- 2 years
Brighter College
Ongata Rongai
Duration: 2 years

Minimum entry requirements:
- KCSE C-

Tuition fees: KES 18,000 per term

Examiner: KNEC
Riccatti Business College
Nairobi
Course Entry Requirements: Mean Grade C- Minus in K.C.S.E
Course Duration: 2 Years.
Exam Body: KNEC.
Fees per term:Ksh 15000
Century Park College
Machakos
Exam Body: KNEC

Duration: 3 modules (6 months for each module)

Minimum Entry requirement: KCSE C – (Minus)

Universities Offering Diploma in Social Work and Community Development(Social Work and Community Development)

Africa Nazarene University
Nairobi
The following are some of the units covered:
(i) Monitoring and Evaluation of community projects.

(ii) Entrepreneurship and Community Development.

(iii) Human Resource Management.

(iv) Principles of management.

(v) Introduction to Community Development.

(vi) Community Mobilization in Development.

Applicants holding any of the qualifications below shall be admitted:
(i) A mean grade of C- at KCSE OR

(ii) Three credits in IGCSE OR

(iii) A certificate from The Africa Nazarene University with a minimum GPA of 2.3.

Course duration.
Four trimesters( One year and four months)
Gretsa University School of Education and Social Sciences
Thika
Social work and community and development
is a specialty concerned with the general
well-being of people in their setting.
It aims at improving lives of people
especially those affected by crisis.

Entry requirements
- Applicants must have scored a
minimum of C in KCSE or its equivalent.
Holders of certificates in social work
and community development or its equivalent
from a recognized institutions may be considered
for admission.

Tuition fees
- Sh.25,000 per trimester

Course duration
- This program takes three trimesters plus internship
University of Eldoret
Eldoret
Course: Diploma in Social Work and Rural Development

Course 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.

Mode of study
Full time
Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology
Kakamega
The program involves a study
about people and their relation
with the environment.Among skills
graduates learn include:Empowerment
program and poverty eradication

Entry requirements
- Applicants are required to
have scored a C in KCSE or
a certificate in social work and
community development.

Course duration
- The course takes three years

Application fee
Sh.500
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology Kisii CBD Campus
Kisii
Applicants are expected to be holding any of the qualifications below:
(i) A mean grade of C at KCSE with C- in English and Mathematics OR

(ii) Division II at KCE with six in English/ Kiswahili OR

(iii) A mean grade of C- at KCSE or KCE Division III with at least C- in English or Kiswahili.

Course duration.
Two years
The East African University
Kajiado
Entry requirements

Students must have attained a minimum of a C- in KCSE or
a certificate in social work from a reputable institution or hold a relevant professional certificate.

Period of study

- Four semesters(1 1/2 years)

Fees

-Sh.14,000
Rongo University
Rongo
Admission requirements
A mean grade of C- at KCSE or any other relevant certificate.

Tuition fees
Ksh.30,000 per semester

Mode of study
Full time and weekend

Course duration
Four semesters
Pioneer International University
Nairobi
Admission requirements
- A minimum of a C in KCSE and above or
- Hold a certificate in social work and community development
Course duration
- 2 years
Africa International University
Karen
One is required to have scored a minimum of C in KCSE or any other qualification recognized by the university senate.

The program takes two years.
Gretsa University
Thika
Entry requirements: KCSE mean grade of C plain or equivalent.
Course duration: 3 trimesters.
Fees payable: Ksh 25,000 per trimesters.

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