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Colleges and Universities Offering Diploma in Special Needs Education and Counselling(Special Needs Education) in Kenya

Course Name: Diploma in Special Needs Education and Counselling(Special Needs Education)
Major Subject: Special Needs Education
Course Category: Diploma
Average Study Duration: 1 year

Colleges Offering Diploma in Special Needs Education and Counselling(Special Needs Education)

Kenya Institute of Social Work, Nairobi
Course content
(i) Lifespan Development
(ii) Ethical and Legal Issues in Counselling
(iii) Psychological Testing and Assessment.
(iv) Introduction To Special Needs Assessment and Early Intervention
(v) Contextual Issues In Counselling Special Needs and Disability.

Entry requirements
A mean grade of C- and above at KCSE or KCE Division 2

Course duration
1 1/2 years

Tuition fees
(i) Ksh.145,750 for students taking Distance Learning mode of study.
(ii) Ksh.142,750 for students taking full time mode of learning.
Kenya Institute of Professional Counselling Embu, Embu
Course entry requirements

-A mean grade of C- at KCSE or a Certificate in counseling related studies from a recognized institution

Mode of study

(i) Evening classes (Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday).
(ii) Day classes (Tuesday or Thursday or Saturday)
(iii) DLM

Intake periods: January, May and September

Program duration: 2 years

Kenya Institute of Professional Counselling - Kisii, Kisii
Course entry requirements

-KCSE Mean grade C- or a Certificate in counseling related studies from a recognized institution

Mode of Study.

-Evening classes (Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday).
-Day classes (Tuesday or Thursday or Saturday)
-DLM

Intake Periods.

-January, May and September

Program duration: 2 years
Kenya Institute of Professional Counselling-Bomet, Bomet
Course entry requirements

-KCSE Mean grade C- or a Certificate in counseling related studies from a recognized institution

Mode of Study.

-Evening classes (Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday).
-Day classes (Tuesday or Thursday or Saturday)
-DLM

Intake Periods.

-January, May and September

Program duration: 2 years
Kenya Institute of Professional Counselling-Kericho, Kericho
Course entry requirements

-KCSE Mean grade C- or a Certificate in counseling related studies from a recognized institution

Mode of study

-Evening classes (Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday).
-Day classes (Tuesday or Thursday or Saturday)
-DLM

Intake Periods.

-January, May and September

Course duration: 2 years

Kenya Institute of Professional Counselling - Machakos, Machakos
Course entry requirement

-KCSE Mean grade C- or a Certificate in counseling related studies from a recognized institution

Mode of Study:

-Evening classes (Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday).
-Day classes (Tuesday or Thursday or Saturday)
-DLM

Intake Periods

-January, May and September

Program duration: 2 years
Kenya Institute of Professional Counselling - Nanyuki, Nanyuki
Entry Requirements

- KCSE Mean grade C- or a Certificate in counseling related studies from a recognized institution

Mode of Study.

-Evening classes (Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday).
-Day classes (Tuesday or Thursday or Saturday)
-DLM

Intake Periods.

-January, May and September

Program duration: 2 years
Kenya Institute of Professional Counselling-Wundanyi, Wundanyi
Course entry requirements

-A mean grade of C- at KCSE or a Certificate in counseling related studies from a recognized institution

Mode of Study

-Evening classes (Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday).
-Day classes (Tuesday or Thursday or Saturday)
-DLM

Program duration: 2 years
Kenya Institute of Professional Counselling - Eldoret, Eldoret
Course entry requirements

-A mean grade of C- at KCSE or a Certificate in counseling related studies from a recognized institution

Mode of Study

-Evening classes (Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday).
-Day classes (Tuesday or Thursday or Saturday)
-DLM

Program duration: 2 years

Kenya Institute of Professional Counselling - Wajir, Wajir
Course entry requirements

-A mean grade of C- at KCSE or a Certificate in counseling related studies from a recognized institution

Mode of study

-Evening classes (Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday).
-Day classes (Tuesday or Thursday or Saturday)
-DLM

Program duration: 2 years
Kenya Institute of Professional Counselling-Taveta, Taita Taveta
Course entry requirements

-A mean grade of C- or a Certificate in counseling related studies from a recognized institution

Mode of study

-Evening classes (Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday).
-Day classes (Tuesday or Thursday or Saturday)
-DLM

Program duration: 2 years
Kenya Institute of Professional Counselling - Nyeri, Nyeri
Course entry requirements

-A mean grade of C- at KCSE or a Certificate in counseling related studies from a recognized institution

Mode of study
-Evening classes (Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday).
-Day classes (Tuesday or Thursday or Saturday)
-DLM

Program duration: 2 years
Kenya Institute of Professional Counselling-Nakuru, Nakuru
Admission criteria
-KCSE Mean grade C- or a Certificate in counseling related studies from a recognized institution

Mode of Study

(i) Evening classes (Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday).
(ii) Day classes (Tuesday or Thursday or Saturday)
(iii) DLM

Program duration: 2 years
Kenya Institute of Professional Counselling-Mombasa, Mombasa
Admission requirements

-KCSE Mean grade C- or a Certificate in counseling related studies from a recognized institution

Mode of Study

-Evening classes (Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday).
-Day classes (Tuesday or Thursday or Saturday)
-DLM

Program duration: 2 years
Serein Education Centre, Nakuru
Course Name: Special Needs And Disability Counseling.
Course duration: 18 months.
Fees per term: Ksh. 15,000.
Minimum entry requirements: KCSE C- (Minus).
Kenya Institute of Professional Counselling, Nairobi