Social Work and Community Development - Level 3,4,5 and 6

Social work qualification  consists of competencies that a person must achieve to enable him/her to be certified as a Social Worker. It involves managing community resources, conducting community empowerment, coordinating community project, conducting community awareness training and sensitization, carrying out advocacy and lobbying activities, carrying out crisis and disaster management, coordinating conflict resolution and management, performing home based care and support ,coordinating rehabilitation programmes, carrying out child welfare programmes, conducting case management and manage community-based groups

Social Work qualification (at different levels) comprises the units of learning, which include the following basic, common and core units of learning:

BASIC UNITS (All levels)

  • Communication Skills
  • Numeracy Skills
  • Digital Literacy
  • Entrepreneurial Skills
  • Employability Skills
  • Environmental Literacy
  • Occupational Safety and Health Practices

COMMON UNITS

  • Social Research Work*
  • Social Policy Formulation and Public Administration
  • Psycho Social Support
  • Resource Mobilization And Fund Raising

CORE UNITS

  • Management Of Community Resources*
  • Community Empowerment
  • Coordination Of Community Projects
  • Community Awareness Training and Sensitization*
  • Advocacy and Lobbying Activities
  • Crisis and Disaster Management
  • Conflict Resolution and Management
  • Home-Based Care and Support*
  • Coordination Of Rehabilitation Programmes
  • Child Welfare Programmes*
  • Case Management
  • Management Of Community-Based Groups*
  • Industrial attachment (all levels)

Note: Trainees in levels 3 and 4 are taught units marked * only

Duration

  • Level 6 takes 3 years
  • Level 5 takes 2 years
  • Level 4 takes 1 year
  • Level 3 takes 6 months

Assessment

The course is assessed internally and externally. Internal assessment is continuous and is conducted by the trainer who is monitored by an accredited internal verifier while external assessment is the responsibility of TVET CDACC.

Certification

  • On successful completion of a Unit of Learning, a trainee is issued with a Certificate that acknowledges the achievement of that competence. 
  • On successful completion of ALL units of learning, a trainee is awarded an ICT Technician Certificate qualification.
  • These certificates are issued by TVET CDACC in conjunction with KTVC

Delivery mode

  • Full-time (in class)

Tuition Fees

  • Ksh. 67,189 per year
  • You can get financial aid by applying for Government of Kenya (GoK) scholarships, loans and bursaries
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Upcoming Intakes

January 2025

September 2024

Admission Requirements

Level Entry Requirements
3
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) OR Equivalent qualifications as determined by Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA)
4
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) OR Social Work Level 3 OR Equivalent qualifications as determined by Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA)
5
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) mean grade of D+ (plus) OR Social Work Level 4 OR Equivalent qualifications as determined by Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA)
6
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) mean grade of C- (minus) OR Social Work and Community Development Level 5 certificate with one year of continuous work experience OR Equivalent qualifications as determined by Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA)
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