The course is designed to equip the trainee with skills and knowledge on various community issues which are considered critical towards better management of community based development processes. This covers entirely development process, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of projects.
 

●   To provide the trainee with knowledge on community organizational structure and a
      group dynamism.
●   To equip the trainee with leadership skills and styles that will enable in good
      communication and
      community development.
●   To facilitate in, trainees, skills and strategies for community development that enable
      good planning and management of community based activities or programmes.
●   To equip the trainees with skills and knowledge on partnering with community in
      monitoring and evaluation of community based projects.

By the end of this course, the trainee should be able to:

• Understand various intervention measures in solving social problems in a society
• Use local resources to empower the societies in order to become self reliance. .
• Appreciate the role of communication in social work
• Understand various methods and approaches used in social development activities
• Appreciate the importance of involving other professionals in the development and solving social
  problems in a society.
• Promote ethical and legal practices in appraising and solving social development problems
• Appreciate the importance of self-entrepreneurial skills in the national development.
 

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

The course is scheduled to take 4 semesters (20 months)
 

• Community Development
• Gender Issues / Gender r& Development
• Social and Community Welfare
• Human Growth and Development
• Project Writing
• Research Methodology
• Introduction to Counselling
• Basic First Aid Skills

The Associate of Business Managers and Administrators (ABMA) will offer external examination at the end of the course. In the event that a candidate is referred in not more than two subjects in a given module, he/she should be allowed to proceed to the next module while waiting to  re--sit the failed subjects.

Internal Exams

Internal Exams will be conducted and marked by the centre. Continuous assessment test will be given a weighting of 30% and the final internal examination by the institute be given a weighting of 70% in the determination of final examination. The centre will issue academic transcripts in all modules to the trainees.