The government through the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) launched a program that started sponsoring students since 2022 for KCSE Certificate Courses for D & D+ Students.
Last year , 2022 students with the above grades were sponsored to different tertiary courses.
On the other hand , those students who scored C+ and above in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exam Qualify for the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS).
Kuccps places students in over 545 undergraduate degree programs across various universities.
In addition, for the students who score C plain and C-, they are eligible to be sponsored for 217 diploma courses in public colleges and Technical as well as Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions.
Note that the certificate courses are divided into various programs that include ;
- Business
- Building and Construction.
- Engineering Technology
- Health Sciences
- Food Science
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Social Sciences
- Environmental Sciences
It also includes programs such ;
- Sciences
- Information Technology (IT)
- Hospitality
- Hotel and Tourism
- Clothing
- Fashion and Textile
- Agricultural Sciences
- Natural Sciences
- Graphics
- Media Studies and Media Production
- Technical courses
- Tax and Customs Administration
- Hair Dressing and Beauty Therapy
- Library and Information Sciences
- Law
- Education and Animal Health.
In addition.to this Business Program courses under KUCCPS entails 21 certificate courses under;
- Accountancy
- Accountancy and Management Skills
- Banking
- Banking and Finance
- Business Administration
- Secretarial Studies (4 options),
- Business Management
- Computerized Secretarial Studies
- Cooperative Management
- Human Resource Management (2 options)
- Project Management
- Sales and Marketing
- Supply and Chain Management
- Supplies Management and Supply Chain Management.
With Building and Construction, some of the certificates offered include;
- Building and Construction Technology (2 options)
- Building Construction
- Building Technology
- Land Survey
- Survey and Mapping
- Masonry
- Road Construction.
KUCCPS also offers the following certificates under Engineering Technology;
- Agricultural Engineering
- Automotive Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering (4 options)
- Electrical Engineering (2 options)
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering (4 options)
- Electrical Instrumentation and Control.
Under Food Sciences, the students can study certificate in the following areas;
- Baking Technology
- Food and Beverage Production
- Food and Beverage
- Food and Beverage Production Sales and Services
- Food and Beverage Production Service (2 options)
- Food Science Technology and Food Processing Technology.
Equally under Nutrition and Dietetics, interested students students can apply for;
- Certificate in Nutrition and Dietetics.
Under the Social Sciences, here are certificate courses available;
- Social Work
- Social Work and Community
- Development and Community
- Development and Social Work.
Under Applied Sciences, two certificate courses are available;
- Science Laboratory Technology
- Science Laboratory Technician.
With IT, one can apply for ;
- Information Communication Technology (ICT) – 6 options
- IT and Computer Information Technology.
Among the certificates courses under Hospitality include ;
- Hotel and Tourism ,
- Catering and Accommodation
- Tour Guide
- Tourism Management (2 options)
- Tour Guiding and Operations
- Tour Guiding and Travel.
Those provided under Clothing, Fashion and Textile include ;
- Clothing Technology
- Fashion and Design
- Fashion Design
- Garment Making
- Fashion Design and Clothing.
Under Agricultural Sciences, list of certificates available include;
- Tannery and Leather Technology
- Agriculture, Agriculture and Community Development
- Entrepreneurial Agriculture
- General Agriculture Sustainable Agriculture.
In the field of Natural Sciences it is only Certificate in Petroleum Geoscience is available.
With Technical Courses some of the certificate courses available include;
- agricultural Engineering (2 options)
- Motor Vehicle Mechanic
- Plumbing
- Plumbing and Building Services
- Plumbing and Water Services,l
- Plumbing and Pipe Fitting, Plumbing Technology
- Water Technology
- Welding and Fabrication.
Under Hair Dressing and Beauty Therapy there is certificate course in Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy that are offered.
Lastly, under Library and Information Sciences has the following certificate programs;- Information Science
- Library and Information Science
- Information Studies
- Library Archival Studies
- Library Information Studies.