Certificate in project management (Entry requirements+schools)
This article covers entry requirements for a certificate in project management, schools to enrol in, and career prospects
A certificate in project management takes between 1 to 2 years to complete and covers core modules in business law, entrepreneurship, fundamentals of project management, purchasing, supply, accounting, and financing.
All the modules are examined by the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC).
The course prepares one for a career in project management, and planning. Skills acquired through this course are key to running a successful project from start to end.
In this article, we will look at the entry requirements for a certificate course in project management plus all the institutions you enrol in.
Entry requirements for a certificate in project management
The entry requirement for the course is a KCSE mean grade of D plain in all public institutions offering the course. some institutions have higher requirements.
Note there are no minimum subject requirements for the course.
Public colleges offering the course
You can enrol for the course in the following institutions.
- Bushiangala Technical Training Institute
- Jomo Kenyatta university of agriculture and technology tvet institute
- Kajiado west technical and vocational college
- Kisumu National polytechnic
- Kitale national polytechnic
- Limuru technical and vocational college
- Mathira technical and vocational college
- Nairobi technical training institute
- Naivasha technical and vocational college
- Railway training institute
- Ruiru technical and vocational college
- Sabatia technical and vocational college
- Sigalagala national polytechnic
- The university of embu tvet institute
- Wote technical training institute
Certificate in Project management modules/units
The course covers the following units grouped into two modules. Each module takes one year to complete.
Module 1
- Communication Skills
- Life Skills
- Information Communication Technology
- Entrepreneurship
- Fundamentals of Project Management
- Business Law
- Business Calculations and Statistics
- Purchasing and Supplies Management
Module 2
- Principles of Accounting
- Project Monitoring and Evaluation
- Resource Mobilization
- Fundamentals of Management
- Project Financing
- Business Plan
- Research Methods
Career prospects
A project management certificate prepares you for a career in project management, and planning.
The course is open to fresh students, community workers, Information technology specialists, and anyone running a project.
Course Summary
| Course info | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Certificate in project management |
| Award | Certificate |
| Duration | 1-2 years |
| Examining body | KNEC |
| Entry requirements | D plain in KCSE |
| Intakes | January, March, September |
