Certificate in Nursing – Requirements & colleges in Kenya

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A certificate in Nursing (Enrolled community health nursing) is one of the few medical courses offered at the certificate level of study. With the certificate, you will be eligible to…

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A certificate in Nursing (Enrolled community health nursing) is one of the few medical courses offered at the certificate level of study.

With the certificate, you will be eligible to enrol for a diploma in registered community health nursing and later on upgrade to a bachelor of nursing. In the context of the guide, we will stick to the requirements for a certificate in enrolled community health nursing and accredited colleges that you can enrol in.

Entry requirements for a certificate in nursing in KMTC

  1. At least C minus in KCSE.
  2. A minimum of C minus in English/Kiswahili.
  3. C minus in biology.
  4. C minus or above in either chemistry, mathematics, or physics.

The course takes a minimum of two and a half years to complete.

Colleges Offering Certificates in Nursing

At the moment, KMTC is the institution accredited by the Nursing Council of Kenya to offer a certificate course in nursing. You can enrol in the following 11 colleges.

  1. KMTC Bomet campus
  2. KMTC Garissa campus
  3. KMTC Isiolo campus
  4. KMTC Kabarnet campus
  5. KMTC Kapenguria campus
  6. KMTC Kilifi campus
  7. KMTC Kitui campus
  8. KMTC Lodwar campus
  9. KMTC Loitoktok campus
  10. KMTC Msambweni campus
  11. KMTC Wajir campus

Fee structure for certificate in nursing

The fee structure for the government-sponsored students KSH 80,700 for the first year and KSH 78,000 for the second year. Private sponsored students are expected to pay KSH 120, 700 and KSH 118, 000 in the first and second year respectively. Fees do not include food and accommodation. You will have to make other arrangements for that.

Scope of practice in Kenya

As a certificate holder, you will be licensed by the Nursing Council of Kenya to provide curative, preventive, rehabilitative, and palliative nursing care to families, communities, and individuals.

Intakes and application

KMTC conducts intakes in March and September every year. Applications can made through the KUCCPS when KMTC is open for applications.

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  2. hello am John ,,.are there nursing institutions which are accredited by TVET in Nairobi and which ones are they…/also can i do diploma in nursing with a D+ in Math,. And D plain Chemistry.

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  17. With a Mean grade of C+, B minus in biology, D plus math’s, D plain chem, can one take diploma in nursing?

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