Diploma in quantity survey in Kenya (requirements+colleges)

In Kenya, A diploma in quantity survey takes three years to complete and comprehensively covers courses in construction law, building design, statistics, construction economics, management, and regional and urban planning.

With this diploma course, you can project towards a career in either building and engineering construction, quantity surveying, consultancy, or construction management.

In this article, we will explore the entry requirements for the course, schools to enrol in, and career prospects. Let’s get to it.

Entry requirements for the diploma in quantity survey

The entry requirements for the course are as follows.

1. A mean grade of C plain in KCSE.
2. C plain in mathematics
3. C plain in physics
4. C plain in either English/kiswahili

Institutions offering quantity survey courses at the diploma level

You can enrol for a diploma in quantity survey in any of the following public colleges/tvet universities when kuccps portal opens for applications.

1. Baringo technical college
2. Belgut technical and vocational college
3. Bomet technical & vocational college
4. Bondo technical training institute
5. Chuka technical and vocational college
6. Kabete national polytechnic
7. Kaiboi national polytechnic
8. Kajiado west technical and vocational college
9. Kandara technical and vocational college
10. Kapchepkor technical training institute
11. Kenya institute of highways and building technology
12. Keroka technical training institute
13. Kiambu institute of science and technology
14. Kieni technical and vocational college
15. Kipkabus technical and vocational college
16. Kipsinende technical vocational college
17. Kisii national polytechnic
18. Kitale national polytechnic
19. Kitutu masaba technical and vocational college
20. Kongoni technical and vocational college
21. Laikipia west technical & vocational college
22. Lodwar technical and vocational college
23. Machakos technical institute for the blind
24. Masai technical training institute
25. Mawego technical training institute
26. Meru national polytechnic
27. Michuki technical training institute
28. Mochongoi technical and vocational college
29. Mukurweini technical training institute
30. Musakasa technical training institute
31. Navakholo technical & vocational college
32. Nkabune technical training institute
33. North eastern national polytechnic
34. Nyandarua national polytechnic
35. Ol’lessos technical training institute
36. Omuga technical and vocational college
37. Railway training institute
38. Ramogi institute of advance technology
39. Rift valley institute of science and technology
40. Rift valley technical training institute
41. Seme technical and vocational college
42. Shamberere technical training institute
43. Siaya institute of technology
44. Sigalagala national polytechnic
45. Sirisia technical and vocational college
46. Sot technical training institute
47. South eastern kenya university
48. Technical university of kenya
49. Technical university of mombasa
50. The bungoma national polytechnic
51. Thika technical training institute
52. Total technical and vocational college
53. Turbo technical & vocational college
54. Uriri technical and vocational college
55. Wote technical training institute

Key courses covered

The following are key course modules in quantity survey courses offered at the diploma level.

1. Surveying
2. Measurement of Building and Civil Engineering Works
3. Building Economics
4. Construction Law
5. Estimating and Costing
6. Civil Engineering Construction
7. Drawing
8. Building Construction
9. Construction Management
10. Mathematics

Career opportunities after diploma in quantity survey

After your diploma, you can pursue careers in the following fields.

1. Building and engineering construction
2. Construction cost modelling
3. Quantity survey consultancy
4. Construction management

Winding Up

The entry requirement for the quantity survey diploma is a KCSE mean grade of C plain with C plain in mathematics, physics and either English/Kiswahili.

The job description for quantity surveyors entails managing construction projects including cost estimation while giving a value for money without compromising on construction quality.