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Colleges and Universities Offering Diploma in Supply Chain Management(Supply Chain Management) in Kenya

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Course Name
Diploma in Supply Chain Management(Supply Chain Management)
Major Subject
Supply Chain Management
Course Category
Diploma
Average Study Duration
3 years
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About Diploma in Supply Chain Management(Supply Chain Management)

Colleges Offering Diploma in Supply Chain Management(Supply Chain Management)

Minimum admission requirements
• Course duration: 18 months
• Entry Grade: C- (plain) in KCSE
• Exam Body: KNEC
Course Overview
This course is designed to equip the trainees with relevant knowledge, skills and attitudes to enable them perform supply chain management as middle level managers in an organization. A graduate of this course will be able to work in a salaried employment or self-employment. To achieve this objective, units such as entrepreneurship, communication skills, life skills and information communication technology have been integrated in the course work.
Our qualified staff will ensure that you get both the theoretical and practical skills required to excel in this field of study.

Course Content
MODULE I
1. Warehousing Operations and Stock Control
2. Supply Chain Management and Purchasing Principles
3. Information Communication Technology
4. Financial Accounting
5. Communication Skills
6. Economics
7. Business Law
8. Entrepreneurship

MODULE II
1. Purchasing Management
2. Public Procurement and Finance
3. Supply Management
4. Quantitative Methods
5. Principles and Practice of Marketing
6. Cost Accounting

MODULE III
1. Purchasing and Supply Strategy
2. Operations Management
3. Principles and Practice of Management
4. International Purchasing
5. Management Accounting
6. Project and Contract Management
7. Research Methods
Course Content

Module I

Communication skills
Life skills
Information Communication Technology.
Office organization.
Entrepreneurship.
Supply chain management and of purchasing principles.
Elements of law
Financial Accounting.
Business finance.
Warehousing and operations and stock control.
Economics.

Module II

Public procurement and finance.
Purchasing management.
Supply management.
Cost accounting.
Principles and practices of marketing.
Quantitative techniques.
Office administration and management.
Business plan.

Module III

Purchasing and supplies strategy.
International purchasing.
Project and contract management.
Principles and practices of management.
Managerial accounting.
Operations management.
Research methods.

Course Duration: 24 months

Course Entry Requirements: KCSE C plain and must have attained a minimum of grade C- in Mathematics and English.

OR

Craft course in Supply Chain Management.

Examination Body: KNEC
Exam Body: KNEC

Duration: 6 semesters

Tuition Fees: Kes 18,000 Per Module

Modules: 3

Minimum Entry requirement: KCSE C-

Course Units:
-Communication Skills
-Life Skills
-Information & Communication Technology (Practical & Theory)
-Entrepreneurship - Business plan
-Financial accounting
-Business law
-Fundamentals of human resource
-Office administration & management
-Quantitative techniques
-Purchasing principles and supply chain management
-Warehousing and operations and stock control
-Business finance
-Office organization
-Public procurement and finance
-Principles and practice of management
-Purchasing management
-Supply management
-Cost accounting
-Principles and practices of marketing
-Quantitative techniques
-Office administration and management
-Purchasing and Supplies strategies
-Operations management
-Project and contract management
-International purchasing
-Managerial accounting
-Principles and practices of management
-Economics
-Project
Minimum entry Grade: KCSE C-

Course Structure:
Module I
Communication skills
Life skills
Information Communication Technology (ICT)
Entrepreneurship
Supply Chain Management and Purchasing Principles
Warehousing Operations and Stock Control
Economics
Elements of law
Financial Accounting
Business Finance
Office Organisation
Module II
Public Procurement and Finance
Purchasing Management
Supplies Management
Cost Accounting
Principles and Practice of Marketing
Quantitative Techniques
Office Administration and Management
Business Plan
Module III
Purchasing and Supply Strategy
Operations Management
Project and Contract Management
International Purchasing
Managerial Accounting
Theory and Practice of Management
Research Methods

Fee Structure:
Number of Terms: 6
Fee for Each Term: 40000khs (400USD)
Total fee for the course: ksh 240000 ($ 2400)
Course Units:
1. Module I
-Supply Chain Management And Purchasing Principles (101)
-Financial Accounting (102)
-Information Communication Technology: Paper 1(Theory) (103a)
-Information Communication Technology: Paper 2 (Practical) (103b)
-Communication (104)
-Economics (105)
-Business Law (106)
-Warehousing Operations And Stock Control (107)
-Entrepreneurship-Business Plan (108)

2. Module II
-Public Purchasing Management (201)
-Procurement And Finance (202)
-Supply Management (203)
-Quantitative Methods (204)
-Principles And Practice Fo Marketing (205)
-Cost Accounting (206)

3. Module III
-Purchasing and Supply Strategy (301)
-Operations Management (302)
-Principles And Practice Of Management (303)
-International Purchasing (304)
-Management Accounting (305)
-Project And Contract Management (306)
-Course Specialization Project (308)
Module I
Communication skills
Life skills
Information communication technology
Entrepreneurship- Business plan
Purchasing principles and supply chain management
Warehousing and operations and stock control
Economics
Business law
Financial accounting
Business finance
Office organization


Module II
Public procurement and finance
Purchasing management
Supply management
Cost accounting
Principles and practices of marketing
Quantitative techniques
Office administration and management


Module III
Purchasing and Supplies strategies
Operations management
Project and contract management
International purchasing
Managerial accounting
Principles and practices of management
Course specialization project


Requirements
Course Duration: 24 months

Exam Body: KNEC

Grade: C- and Above
Exam Body: KNEC

Duration: 2 years

Minimum Entry requirement: K.C.S.E C- and Above

Units:
-Social studies
-Entrepreneurship
-Communication
-Management information systems
-Quantitative methods
-Economics
-Principles and practice of management
-Management accounting
-Materials and production management
-Public and business finance
-Office administration and management
-Purchasing and supplies planning policy and organization
-Purchasing and supplies – provisioning
-Purchasing and supplies – logistics
-Commercial law
-Public procurement
-Marketing
-Purchasing principles and techniques
-Project
-Life skills
-Information communication technology
Entry requirement:minimum KCSE C-(minus)
Diploma level
Business law
Business plan

Economics

Financial accounting

Information communication technology

Communication skills

Supply chain management purchasing principle

Warehousing operations and stock control.

Life skills

Cost accounting

Principles and practice of marketing

Public and business finance

Purchasing management

Quantitative methods

Supplies management

Managerial accounting

Operation management

Principles and practice management

PSS

IP

PCM

Trade project

Duration :6 terms
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
Module I to III.


-A mean grade of C- in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education or a certificate in the related field Module I,Module II.

Course duration
-Two terms for each module.

Examination Body
The Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC).

Module I
Course Duration: 6 Months
Course Fees: Kshs 26,000

Module II
Course Duration: 6 Months
Course Fees: Kshs 26,000


Module III
Course Duration: 6 Months
Course Fees: Kshs 26,000
Modules: I, II and III.
Minimum Entry Requirements: K.C.S.E. Mean Grade C- (Minus) for module I, pass in module I for module II and pass in module II for module III.
Tuition fees per term: Ksh. 12,000.
Exam body: KNEC.
Exam Body: KNEC

Duration: 18 months

Minimum Entry Requirement:
- KCSE aggregate Grade of C- and above or its equivalent as acceptable Qualification by KNQA
- Pass in Relevant Certificate Qualification
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 Supply Chain Management
Exam Body: KNEC
Duration:2 years
Fee per term:Ksh 12000

Entry requirement:Must have passed relevant
Craft Course or passed
KCSE with C Plain or
equivalent qualification
determined by KNEC.
Course Requirements: C – (Minus) KCSE or Pass in Craft in Business Management

Entry Period : May & September

Examining Body: Kenya National Examination Council

Duration: 3 Modules
Entry requirement:
KCSE mean grade of C-(Minus) and above.

Duration:
2 terms/2 modules.

Fees:
Term 1: Ksh.30,534
Term 2: ksh.25886

Exam Body:
KNEC.
Moudules I, II and III.
Entry requirements: KCSE C- or pass in certificate for Module I, Module I pass for Module II and Module II pass for Module III.
Course duration: 6 months for each module.
Course entry requirements

-A mean grade of C- and above at KCSE and a pass in module 1 or 2

Exam body: KNEC

Program duration: 3 and 2 terms respectively
Duration:12 months.

Examiner:KNEC.

Fees per term:Ksh 12000

Number of terms :8.

Entry requirment:KCSE c- or pass in certificate.
Ongata Rongai
Duration: 6 Terms

Minimum entry requirements:
- KCSE C-

Tuition fees: KES 18,000 per term

Examiner: KNEC
Course entry requirements

C- at KCSE


Tuition fees: 20,000 per term


Exam body: KNEC

Program duration: 18 months
Applicants are required to have scored a mean grade of C- and above at KCSE or a pass in a relevant craft certificate course.


Course duration: 3 years

Universities Offering Diploma in Supply Chain Management(Supply Chain Management)

Admission shall be granted to holders of any of the qualifications below:
(i) KCSE mean grade C- (Minus) or its equivalent; or,

(ii) MUA certificate in respective diploma programme or any related area; or,

(iii)A KNEC/KIM certificate in respective diploma programme or related areas or its equivalent; or,

(iv) A KNEC/KIM Diploma or its equivalent from a recognized institution of learning in a related area.

Tuition fees
Ksh.40,000 per semester

Course duration
Two years(Six semesters)

Semester dates
(i) January-April
(ii) May - August
(iii)September - December

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