VOCATIONAL CERTIFICATE COURSES

VOCATIONAL CERTIFICATE COURSES

These are short-term, skills-based programmes currently in the areas of entrepreneurship and

innovation, graphic design, information and cyber security and Blockchain technology. The courses

are ideal both for fresh high school graduates and established professionals in various areas willing to

diversify their knowledge and competencies in the above areas.

The vocational certificate courses are administered in two levels, with each level requiring an average of

three months, thus a total of six months.

Entrants with high school certificates will start with Level I which covers basic skills. Other entrants with

post-high school qualifications covering the basic skills will enter at Level II.

The minimum entry for the vocational certificates is a KCSE certificate. The courses can be pursued

through a tuition-based programme or privately. Tuition-based programmes (physical or virtual classes)

are however recommended due to the interactiveness with facilitators and other students which are key

in imparting the requisite technical and soft skills.

The examinations will be administered primarily on a computer-based platform.

The details on each of the vocational programmes are presented below:

(i) Vocational Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

The course imparts basic knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to apply entrepreneurship skills and

generate innovative ideas to start and manage a new business or grow an existing entity.

The course is structured in two levels, as summarised below:

Level One (Basic Units)

Paper No.1: Communication Skills and Ethics

Paper No.2: Introduction to Computing Systems

Paper No.3: Numerical and Financial Literacy

Level Two (Core Units)

Paper No.4: Entrepreneurial Strategies

Paper No. 5: Creativity and Innovation

Paper No. 6: Opportunity-centred Entrepreneurship

(ii)Vocational Certificate in Graphic Design

The course imparts basic knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to generate and enhance graphic

designs according to set specifications.

The course is structured in two levels, as indicated below:

Level One (Basic Units)

Paper No. 1: Communication Skills and Ethics

Paper No. 2 Introduction to Computing Systems

Paper No.3: Numerical and financial literacy

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Level Two (Core Units)

Paper No. 4: Graphic Design I: Software, Topography, Colours

• Introduction to Graphic Design

• Graphic Design Software

• Typography in Graphic Design

• Colours in Graphic Design

Paper No.5: Graphic Design II: Digital Imaging, layout, production

• Digital Imaging

• Graphic Design Layout

• Objects and illustrations

• Graphic Design production

(iii) Vocational Certificate in Information and Cyber Security

The course imparts basic knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to identify information and cyber

threats and risks and implement programmes to protect information and databases.

The course is structured in two levels, as indicated below:

Level One (Basic Units)

Paper No. 1: Communication Skills and Ethics

Paper No.1: Introduction to Computing Systems

Paper No.3: Numerical and financial literacy

Level Two (Core Units)

Paper No.4: Cyber Security and Ethics

Paper No.5: Organisation Information Security

Paper No.6: Computer Networks Operations and Security

Paper No.7: Database Design and Security

(iv) Vocational Certificate in Blockchain Technology

The course imparts knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to develop a simple Blockchain program

and undertake Blockchain transactions.

The course is structured in two levels, as indicated below:

Level One (Basic Units)

Paper No.1: Communication Skills and Ethics

Paper No.2: Introduction to Computing Systems

Paper No.3: Numerical and financial literacy

Level Two (Core Units)

Paper No.4: Blockchain technology development platforms

Paper No.5: Cryptography techniques

Paper No.6: Blockchain technology transactions

Paper No.7: Law governing Blockchain technology