KMTC ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Entry Requirements
To join KMTC to pursue a Certificate course, you must have a minimum of C- with specific qualifications in cluster subjects in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examinations (KCSE). For Diploma programmes, you must have attained a minimum of C with specific qualifications in cluster subjects. Upgrading courses require that a candidate has a certificate in a respective field while for Higher Diploma programmes, candidates must have attained a Diploma course as per the following guidelines.
The following table is a summary of the requirements for courses offered:
| S/NO | Level of training | Entry Requirement | Duration of training |
| 1 | Certificate | A minimum aggregate of C- with relevant combination of other subjects is a requirement. | 2 years with the exception of nursing which takes 2 ½ years |
| 2 | Diploma | KCSE mean grade of C (or equivalent) with relevant combination of other subjects such as English, Kiswahili, Biology, Biological Sciences, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and Physical Sciences. | 3 years except Community Health Nursing which lasts 3 ½ years |
| 3 | Upgrading | Holders of a certificate in relevant fields and at least two years working experience. | 2 years except Community Health Nursing which lasts 18 Months |
| 4 | Higher Diploma | Holders of basic Diploma in relevant fields and at least a minimum of two years working experience. | 1 year |
| 5 | Short Courses | Individuals and groups such as corporate bodies, companies and government ministries interested in any course or courses can make a written request for arrangements to be made. | 2 weeks – 3 Months |
KMTC COURSES
| PROGRAMMES | ||
| 1. | Clinical Medicine and Surgery | (Diploma and Higher Diploma) |
| 2. | Community Oral Health | (Diploma) |
| 3. | Dental Technology | (Diploma) |
| 4. | Health Promotion and Community Health | (Certificate, Diploma and Higher Diploma) |
| 5. | Health Records and Information Technology | (Certificate and Diploma) |
| 6. | Medical Education | (Higher Diploma) |
| 7. | Medical Engineering | (Certificate, Diploma and Higher Diploma) |
| 8. | Medical Laboratory Sciences | (Diploma and Higher Diploma) |
| 9. | Nursing | (Certificate, Diploma and Higher Diploma) |
| 10. | Nutrition and Dietetics | (Certificate and Diploma) |
| 11. | Occupational Therapy | (Diploma and Higher Diploma) |
| 12. | Optometry | (Diploma and Higher Diploma) |
| 13. | Orthopaedic Technology | (Diploma and Higher Diploma) |
| 14. | Pharmacy | (Diploma and Higher Diploma) |
| 15. | Public Health | (Certificate, Diploma and Higher Diploma) |
| 16. | Radiography and Imaging | (Diploma and Higher Diploma) |
| 17. | Orthopaedic and Trauma Medicine | (Certificate and Diploma) |
| 18. | Physiotherapy | (Diploma and Higher Diploma) |
SHO
SHORT COURSES
| 1. | Safe Phlebotomy | 14. | Integumentary and wound care |
| 2. | Adherence Counseling | 15. | Geriatric Rehabilitation |
| 3. | Echocardiography | 16. | Nutrition in critical care |
| 4. | Monitoring & evaluation | 17. | Point of Care Ultrasound in Midwifery |
| 5. | Healthcare Entrepreneurship | 18. | Infection Prevention and Control (with |
| 6. | Health Systems Management | emphasis on COVID-19) | |
| 7. | Leadership Development Program | 19. | Exercise Physiology and prescription. |
| 8. | First aid and basic life support | (Therapeutic) | |
| 9. | Sign Language for Health workers | 20. | HIV Training and Counseling Services (HTS) |
| 10. | Peadiatric Neuro-rehabilitation | 21. | Uppper Extremity Splinting in Occupational |
| 11. | Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation | Therapy | |
| 12. | Vestibular Rehabilitation | 22. | Regional Anaesthesia and Acute pain |
| 13. | Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation | management |
1. FACULTY OF REHABILITATIVE SCIENCES
I. DEPARTMENT OF DENTAL TECHNOLOGY
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Programme Duration Offered at Qualifications
Diploma in Dental Technology
3 years
Selected
Campuses
Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and Physics/Physical Sciences or Chemistry C- in Biology/Biological Sciences and in any one of the following: Metal Work, Physics, Physical Science, Chemistry, Mathematics
II. DEPARTMENT OF OPTOMETRY
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| Programme | Duration | Offered at | Qualifications | |
| Higher Diploma in | ||||
| Optometry | 1 year | Nairobi | Diploma in Optometry/ Diploma in Opticianry | |
| (Contact Lenses) | ||||
| Diploma in | Selected | Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and Mathematics | ||
| 3 years | C- in the following: – Biology/ Biological Sciences, Physics/ | |||
| Optometry | Campuses | |||
| Physical Sciences | ||||
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III. DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL ENGINEERING
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| Programme | Duration | Offered at | Qualifications | |
| Higher Diploma in | Nairobi | Diploma in Medical Engineering, OR equivalent from a | ||
| • Diagnostic | 1 year | |||
| (Part-time) | recognized institution | |||
| Equipment | ||||
| • Dialysis | 1 year | Nairobi | Diploma in Medical Engineering, OR equivalent from a | |
| (Part-time) | recognized institution | |||
| Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and Mathematics and | ||||
| Diploma in | 3 years | Selected | Physics/Physical Sciences C- in any one of the following: – | |
| Medical Engineering | Campuses | Biology/Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Electricity, Metal Work, | ||
| Technical Drawing | ||||
| Mean Grade C-, C- in English or Kiswahili, D in Mathematics and | ||||
| Certificate in | 2 years | Selected | D- in Physics/Physical Sciences, D in any one of the following: | |
| Medical Engineering | Campuses | Chemistry, Biology/Biological Sciences, Electricity, Metal Work, | ||
| Technical Drawing | ||||
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IV. DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
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| Programme | Duration | Offered at | Qualifications | |
| Higher Diploma in | Diploma in any one of the Health Care Professions from KMTC or | |||
| Community Based | 1 year | Nairobi | ||
| other recognized institutions | ||||
| Rehabilitation | ||||
| Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and C- in Biology/ | ||||
| Diploma in | 3 years | Selected | Biological Sciences C- in any one of the following: – Physics/ | |
| Occupational Therapy | Campuses | Physical Sciences, Chemistry, Mathematics, Agriculture, Home | ||
| Science | ||||
V. DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDIC TECHNOLOGY
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| Programme | Duration | Offered at | Qualifications | |
| Higher Diploma | ||||
| in Orthopaedic | 1 Year | Nairobi | Diploma in Orthopaedic Technology | |
| Technology (Orthotics) | ||||
| Diploma in | Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and C- in Biology/ | |||
| Selected | Biological Sciences D+ in any one of the following: – Physics/ | |||
| Orthopaedic | 3 years | |||
| Campuses | Physical Science, Mathematics, Chemistry, Woodwork, Metal | |||
| Technology | ||||
| Work, Technical Drawing | ||||
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VI. DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOTHERAPY
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| Programme | Duration | Offered at | Qualifications |
| Higher Diploma in | 1 1/2 | Nairobi | BSc. Physiotherapy or Diploma in Physiotherapy |
| • Orthopaedic Manual | years | (Part-time) | |
| Therapy | |||
| • Women Health and | 1 1/2 | Nairobi | Female Physiotherapists registered with Physiotherapy Council |
| Pelvic Rehabilitation | years | (Part-time) | of Kenya (PCK) or other Physiotherapy Regulatory Bodies |
| • Neuro-Rehabilitation | 1 1/2 | Nairobi | Diploma in Physiotherapy/BSc Physiotherapy |
| years | (Part time) | ||
| Diploma in | 3 years | Selected | Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and C- in Biology C- in |
| Physiotherapy | Campuses | any two of the following: -Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics/ | |
| Physical Sciences | |||
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2. FACULTY OF PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES
I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PROMOTION AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
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| Programme | Duration | Offered at | Qualifications |
| Higher Diploma in | |||
| Health Education & | 1 year | Nairobi | Diploma in any one of the Health Care professions |
| Promotion | |||
| Diploma in | Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and C- in Biology/ | ||
| • Health Promotion | 3 years | Selected | Biological Sciences D+ in any one of the following: |
| Campuses | Mathematics, Physics/Physical Sciences, Chemistry | ||
| Certificate in | Mean Grade D+, D+ in English or Kiswahili | ||
| • Health Promotion for | 2 years | Selected | D in Biology/Biological Sciences D in any of the following: |
| the Deaf | Campuses | Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics/Physical Sciences, | |
| Agriculture, Home Science | |||
| • Community Health | 2 years | Selected | Mean Grade C-, D+ in English or Kiswahili, D in Biology/ |
| Assistant | Campuses | Biological Sciences, D in any of the following: Mathematics, | |
| Chemistry, Physics/Physical Sciences, Agriculture, Home | |||
| Science | |||
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II. DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY ORAL HEALTH
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| Programme | Duration | Offered at | Qualifications | |
| Diploma in | Selected | Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and Biology/Biological | ||
| Community Oral | 3 years | Sciences C- in any two of the following: Physics/Physical | ||
| Campuses | ||||
| Health | Sciences, Chemistry, Mathematics | |||
III. DEPARTMENT OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS
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| Programme | Duration | Offered at | Qualifications | |
| Mean Grade C-, D+ in English or Kiswahili and Biology/ | ||||
| Diploma in | 3 years | Selected | Biological Sciences, D+ in Chemistry/Physical Science D in any | |
| Nutrition and Dietetics | Campuses | one of the following: Home Science, Agriculture, Mathematics, | ||
| Physics, General Science | ||||
| Certificate in Nutrition | 2 years | Selected | Mean Grade D+, D+ in English or Kiswahili and Biology/ | |
| and Dietetics | Campuses | Biological Sciences, D in Chemistry/Physical Science. | ||
| D in any one of the following: Home Science, Agriculture, | ||||
| Mathematics, Physics, General Science. |
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IV. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES
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| Programme | Duration | Offered at | Qualifications | |
| Higher Diploma in | ||||
| • Food Science and | 1 year | Nairobi | ||
| Inspection | Diploma in Public Health Sciences/Diploma in Environmental | |||
| Health Sciences | ||||
| • Solid Waste | 1 year | Nairobi | ||
| Management | ||||
| • Occupational Health | 1 year | Nairobi | Diploma in any of the following: Environmental Health Sciences | |
| and Safety | /Diploma in Public Health Sciences, Nursing, Clinical Medicine, | |||
| Dental Technology, Orthopaedic Technology, Occupational | ||||
| Therapy, and Medical Engineering | ||||
| • Epidemiology | 1 year | Nairobi | Diploma in Environmental Health Science /Diploma in Public | |
| Health Sciences s, KRCHN, Clinical Medicine, Medical | ||||
| Laboratory Sciences, Pharmacy, Nutrition, Health Records & | ||||
| Information, Community Oral Health | ||||
| Diploma in | 3 years | Selected | Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and Biology/Biological | |
| • Public Health | Campuses | Sciences. C- in Mathematics and any one of the following: | ||
| Physics/Physical Sciences, Chemistry | ||||
| • Medical Social Work | 3 years | Selected | Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and D+ in Biology/ | |
| Campuses | Biological Sciences C- in any one of the following: Chemistry, | |||
| Physics/Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Home Science, | ||||
| Agriculture, Business Studies and Geography, History, CRE and | ||||
| IRE | ||||
| Certificate in | 2 years | Selected | Mean Grade C-, C- in English or Kiswahili, D+ in Biology/ | |
| Public Health | Campuses | Biological Sciences and D in Mathematics, D in any one of | ||
| the following: Home Science, Physics, Chemistry, Agriculture, | ||||
| Building Construction, Technical Drawing, Electricity or | ||||
| Woodwork | ||||
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3. FACULTY OF DIAGNOSTIC SCIENCES
I. DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL IMAGING SCIENCES
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| Programme | Duration | Offered at | Qualifications | |
| Higher Diploma in | Full-time 1 | |||
| • Radiography | year, Part- | Nairobi | Diploma in Medical Imaging Sciences or its equivalent | |
| and Imaging- | time 1 1/2 | |||
| Ultrasonography | Years | |||
| • Radiation Therapy | 1 1/2 | Nairobi | Diploma in Radiotherapy or equivalent/Diploma in | |
| years | Radiography/ Medical Imaging Sciences (MIS) | |||
| • Computed | 1 year | Nairobi |
| Tomography | ||
| • Magnetic Resonance | 1 year | Nairobi |
| Imaging | ||
Diploma in Radiography and Imaging (Medical Imaging Science) or its Equivalent from a recognized training institution
| Diploma in | 3 years | Selected | Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and Physics/Physical |
| Radiography and | Campuses | Sciences and Biology/Biological Sciences. C- in any one of the | |
| Imaging | following: – Mathematics, Chemistry |
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II. DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES
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Programme Duration Offered at Qualifications
| Higher Diploma in | ||
| • Blood Transfusion | 1 year | Nairobi |
| Science | ||
| • Clinical Chemistry | 1 year | Nairobi |
| • Haematology | 1 year | Nairobi |
| • Histopathology and | 1 year | Nairobi |
| cytopathology | ||
| • Microbiology | 1 year | Nairobi |
| • Parasitology and | 1 year | Nairobi |
| Entomology | ||
| • Virology | 1 year | Nairobi |
| • Blood Transfusion | 1 year | Nairobi |
| Sciences | ||
Diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences
and Registered by the KMLTTB
| Diploma in | Selected | Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and Biology/Biological | ||
| Medical Laboratory | 3 years | Sciences and Chemistry/Physical Sciences, C in any one of the | ||
| Campuses | ||||
| Sciences | following: – Physics/Physical Sciences, Mathematics | |||
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- FACULTY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICAL EDUCATION
I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RECORDS AND INFORMATION
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| Programme | Duration | Offered at | Qualifications | |
| Diploma in | Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and C- in Mathematics | |||
| Selected | D+ in Biology/Biological Sciences C- in any one of the | |||
| Health Records | ||||
| 3 years | following: Physics/Physical Sciences, Chemistry, Computer | |||
| and Information | Campuses | |||
| Studies, Agriculture, Home Science, Economics, Geography, | ||||
| Technology | ||||
| Commerce, Business Studies | ||||
| Certificate in | Mean Grade C-, C- in English or Kiswahili and D in Biology/ | |||
| Selected | Biological Sciences. D- in Mathematics and D+ in any one of | |||
| Health Records and | 2 years | the following: – Physics/Physical Sciences, Chemistry, General | ||
| Campuses | ||||
| Information | Science, Computer Studies, agriculture, Home Science, | |||
| Economics, Geography, Commerce and Business Studies | ||||
II. DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION
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| Programme | Duration | Offered at | |
| Higher Diploma in | 1 year | Nairobi | |
| • Medical Education | |||
| • Health Systems | |||
| Management | 1 year | Nairobi | |
| (Distance Learning) | |||
Qualifications
Diploma in any one of the Health Care professions, basic knowledge in Computer is added advantage
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5. FACULTY OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
1. DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACY
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Programme Duration Offered at Qualifications
Higher Diploma in 1 1/2 Nairobi
Clinical Pharmacy years Mombasa
Diploma in Pharmacy OR Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technology Three Years Post Qualification Working Experience in the Medical Field Enrolled with the Pharmacy & Poisons Board Applicants must have met the Minimum Entry Requirements for a Diploma in Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Technology
| Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and Chemistry/Physical | ||||
| Diploma in | 3 years | Selected | Science and Biology or Biological Sciences | |
| Pharmacy | Campuses | C in any one of the following: – Physics/Physical Sciences or | ||
| Mathematics | ||||
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6. FACULTY OF NURSING
2. DEPARTMENT OF NURSING
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| Programme | Duration | Offered at | Qualifications | ||
| Higher Diploma in | 1 1/2 | ||||
| • Kenya Registered | Kisii | ||||
| years | |||||
| Nurse Anaesthesia | |||||
| • Critical Care Nursing | 1 year | Nairobi, Thika, Kilifi, Machakos. | |||
| • Pediatric Nursing | 1 year | Kisumu | i. | Diploma in Nursing or | |
| • Psychiatric Nursing | 1 year | Mathare | |||
| in Community, Health | |||||
| • Ophthalmic Nursing | 1 year | Nairobi | Nursing(KRN/KRCHN) | ||
| • Nephrology Nursing | 1 year | Nairobi, Nakuru | ii. | Diploma in Nursing (KRN/ | |
| • Palliative Care | 1 1/2 | Nairobi | KRM) and one-year Post | ||
| Nursing | years | Graduation experience | |||
| • Pe-rioperative | 1 year | Nairobi, Mombasa | |||
| Nursing | |||||
| • Family Health | 1 year | Nairobi, Gatundu, Thika, Nyeri | |||
| Nursing | |||||
| Diploma in | 3 years | ||||
| • Community Health | |||||
| Nursing | Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and Biology/Biological | ||||
| • Kenya Registered | 3 years | ||||
| Nursing and Mid- | Selected | Sciences. C- in any one of the following: Chemistry or Physics/ | |||
| wifery | Physical Science or Mathematics | ||||
| Campuses | |||||
| • Registered Nursing | 3 years | ||||
| Mental Health & | |||||
| Psychiatry | |||||
| Mean grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and D in Biology/ | |||||
| • Health Counseling | 3 years | Selected | Biological Sciences. C in anyone of the following: Religious | ||
| Studies or History | |||||
| Campuses | |||||
| Certificate in | Mean Grade C-, C- in English or Kiswahili and Biology/Biological | ||||
| Community Health | 2 years | Selected | Sciences. D+ in any one of the following: – Physics/Physical | ||
| Nursing | Campuses | Sciences, Chemistry or Mathematics | |||
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7. FACULTY OF CLINICAL SCIENCES
I. DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
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| Programme | Duration | Offered at | Qualifications | |||
| Higher Diploma in | 1 1/2 years | Nairobi, Nakuru, | ||||
| Anaesthesia | Eldoret, Kisumu, | |||||
| Kisii, Thika, Embu | ||||||
| Mombasa | ||||||
| • Ear, Nose, Throat, Head and Neck Surgery | 1 1/2 years | Nairobi, Nakuru, | ||||
| Eldoret | ||||||
| • Nephrology | 1 1/2 years | Nairobi | ||||
| • Speech and Language Pathology | 1 1/2 years | Nairobi | ||||
| • Family Health | 1 1/2 years | Nairobi, Nakuru, | ||||
| Eldoret, Kisumu, | ||||||
| Kakamega, Embu, | ||||||
| Nyeri, Mombasa, | ||||||
| Machakos | ||||||
| • Ophthalmology & Cataract Surgery | 1 1/2 years | Nairobi | Diploma in clinical | |||
| • Ophthalmology, Advanced Refraction and Low Vision | 1 1/2 years | Nairobi | ||||
| medicine any health | ||||||
| • Ophthalmology | 1 1/2 years | Nairobi | ||||
| related course from | ||||||
| • Orthopaedics and Trauma Medicine | 1 1/2 years | Nairobi | ||||
| KMTC OR any other | ||||||
| • Reproductive Health | 1 1/2 years | Nairobi | ||||
| recognized institution | ||||||
| • Pediatrics | 1 1/2 years | Nairobi | ||||
| • Mental Health and Psychiatry | 1 1/2 years | Nairobi | ||||
| • Addictive Science (Distance Learning) | 12 months | Nairobi | ||||
| • Chest Medicine | 1 1/2 years | Nairobi and Nakuru | ||||
| • Dermatology and Venereology | 1 1/2 years | Nairobi | ||||
| • Audiology and Hearing Care Technology | 1 1/2 years | Nairobi | ||||
| • Emergency and Critical Care Medicine | 1 1/2 years | Nairobi | ||||
| • Oncology and Palliative Care | 1 1/2 years | Nairobi | ||||
| Diploma in | 3 years | Selected | Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili, and C in Biology/ | ||
| Clinical Medicine | Biological Sciences, C- in Chemistry/Physical Sciences C- in any | ||||
| Campuses | |||||
| and Surgery | one of the following: Mathematics, Physics/Physical Sciences | ||||
| Certificate in | |||||
| Emmergency Medical Technician | 1 year | Nairobi | Mean Grade of C- |
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II. DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDIC AND TRAUMA MEDICINE
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| Programme | Duration | Offered at | Qualifications | |
| Diploma in | Selected | Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and C in Biology/ | ||
| Orthopaedic and | 3 years | Biological Sciences, C- in any one of the following: Mathematics, | ||
| Campuses | ||||
| Trauma Medicine | Physics/Physical Sciences, Chemistry | |||
| Certificate in | Mean Grade C-, C- in English or Kiswahili and C- | |||
| Orthopaedic and | 2 years | Selected | in Biology/Biological Sciences, D+ in any one of the following: | |
| Trauma Medicine | Campuses | Physics/Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Chemistry, | ||
| Woodwork, Metal Work, Technical Drawing, Home Science, | ||||
| Agriculture, Computer Studies | ||||
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SHORT COURSES
Course
HIV Training and Counseling services (HTS)
Adherence
Counseling
Echocardiography
Monitoring & evaluation
Healthcare Entrepreneurship
Health Systems Management
Leadership Development Program
Safe Phlebotomy
Exercise Physiology and prescription. (Therapeutic)
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Description
The course prepares participants to provide comprehensive HIV Testing Services (HTS), strengthen linkage to care and treatment and other post-test services, define target populations who may particularly benefit from HIV testing services (accredited by NASCOP)
The course equips participants with knowledge & skills to motivate persons living with HIV/AIDS to maintain their treatment and adhere to guidelines provided
The course enables the participants to perform and interpret echocardiograms and ultrasound imaging of the heart and blood flow, gain expert understanding of the latest scientific laboratory equipment including use of the clinical skills laboratory and echocardiographic machines
The course provides participants with requisite knowledge to design and implement healthcare projects to meet the populations’ health needs, and promote evidence-based decision making. Graduates work with local & international NGOs, public & private sector projects
This course empowers participants become healthcare entrepreneurs or to manage their healthcare businesses profitably
This courses prepares participants to become managers in healthcare sector.
This course is focused on building leadership capacity of healthcare workers. Working in their real work teams, participants learn leading, managing, and governing practices that enable them to face challenges and achieve measurable results
The course gives participants knowledge and skills to perform safe phlebotomy, provide quality specimens for laboratory tests, handle phlebotomy equipment and avoid occupational exposure.
The training provides participants with knowledge and skills on global evidence based standardized exercise protocols after musculoskeletal injuries.
Target Group
Health workers Anyone interested in working in HIV/AIDS programs (minimum Diploma)
Those with certificate in HTS, health or social sciences, counseling community health & development.
(Must have done VCT counseling)
Radiographers, Healthcare professionals with strong background Anatomy & physiology.
Project Managers, Project Officers, Project Assistants, health information officers, practitioners involved in designing, supervising, coordinating or monitoring interventions (minimum Diploma)
Healthcare workers and those in healthcare business
Healthcare workers with minimum qualification of Diploma (healthcare professionals, health administrators, human resources officers, procurement officers, project managers, etc)
Training targets teams from healthcare units. Teams learn through implementing a leadership project chosen by their health system leaders
Laboratory technicians, technologists, scientists, medical officers, clinical officers, nurses, other certificate or diploma in health related course
Physiotherapists Minimum Requirement Diploma in Physiotherapy
Campus
Lake Victoria Nairobi Kisumu Machakos Homa Bay Nakuru
Nairobi Lake Victoria Homa Bay Machakos Nakuru
Nairobi
Siaya
Nairobi
Murang’a
Nairobi
Nairobi
Nairobi
Nairobi
Port Reitz
Lake Victoria
Nyeri
Kitui
Machakos
Nairobi
Duration
3 weeks
- Week full time +
- month practicum/ mentorship
- months (part-time)
- weeks
2 weeks
- weeks (online)
4
workshops
of 3 days
each.
Mentorship
- coaching between workshops
- days
- weeks
Fees (KES)
24,500
16,500
90,500
35,500 full time
25,500
40,500
50,500
15,500
15,500
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| Drivers, hoteliers, Police | Eldoret | |||||
| This course empowers participants to | officers, Security firms, | |||||
| Makindu | 2 weeks | |||||
| First aid and basic | prevent and manage life threatening | County emergency / | ||||
| Thika | (part-time) | 10,500 | ||||
| life support | emergencies. Training follows approved | Disaster teams, teachers/ | ||||
| Machakos | ||||||
| international guidelines | carers etc | |||||
| Msambweni | ||||||
| Infection Prevention | This course equips participants with | Healthcare workers, | Makindu | |||
| hospital support staff, | Kitui | |||||
| and Control | knowledge & skills to prevent and | |||||
| hospital administrations, | Nairobi | 5 days | 7,500 | |||
| (with emphasis | control infections in different healthcare | |||||
| HTC counselors, | Nyeri | |||||
| on COVID 19) | set ups | |||||
| caregivers in general | Isiolo | |||||
| This course prepares participants | Physiotherapists | |||||
| Vestibular | with knowledge and skills to manage | |||||
| Minimum Requirement | Nairobi | One week | 10,500 | |||
| Rehabilitation | vestibular system, dizziness and | |||||
| Diploma in Physiotherapy | ||||||
| balance disturbance disorders. | ||||||
| This prepares participants to address | Physiotherapists | |||||
| Cardiopulmonary | the physiotherapy management of a | |||||
| Minimum Requirement | Nairobi | 2 weeks | 15,500 | |||
| Rehabilitation | person with cardiac/ pulmonary system | |||||
| Diploma in Physiotherapy | ||||||
| dysfunction | ||||||
| The course prepares participants to | Health workers & those | 6 months | ||||
| interested in working | (3 fulltime | |||||
| Sign Language for | communicate in sign language, helping | Molo | ||||
| with the deaf; minimum | & 3 | 60,500 | ||||
| Health workers | the deaf access healthcare in line with | Murang’a | ||||
| requirement Certificate in | practicum) | |||||
| Universal Health Coverage | ||||||
| any course | ||||||
| This course is designed to provide | ||||||
| participants with essential skills | Physiotherapists | |||||
| Pelvic Floor | to perform assessment in pelvic | |||||
| Minimum Requirement | Nairobi | 2 weeks | 20,500 | |||
| Rehabilitation | floor dysfunctions and treatment | |||||
| Diploma in Physiotherapy | ||||||
| interventions using evidence-based | ||||||
| practice technique. | ||||||
| This course is designed to equip | ||||||
| Integumentary and | participants with Physiotherapy skills | Physiotherapists | ||||
| in wound management and related | Minimum Requirement | Nairobi | 2 weeks | 20,500 | ||
| wound care | ||||||
| pathologies in terms of assessment, | Diploma in Physiotherapy | |||||
| diagnosis and treatment. | ||||||
| This course focuses on biopsychosocial | ||||||
| aspects of aging. Integration of physical | Physiotherapists | |||||
| Geriatric | aging process, appropriate evidence- | |||||
| Minimum Requirement | Nairobi | 2 weeks | 15,500 | |||
| Rehabilitation | based evaluation techniques, outcome | |||||
| Diploma in Physiotherapy | ||||||
| measures and design of effective | ||||||
| treatment plan. | Healthcare workers | |||||
| The course prepares participants to | ||||||
| assess nutritional needs of critically | (doctors, nurses, clinical | |||||
| Nutrition in | ill patients, formulate appropriate | officers, nutritionists, | Makueni | |||
| nutritional interventions and apply | pharmacy technologists, | 2 weeks | 25,500 | |||
| critical care | Thika | |||||
| integrated approach to manage | lab technologists and | |||||
| critically ill patients | community health | |||||
| workers) | ||||||
| Point of Care | The course prepares participants to be | Practicing midwifes. | ||||
| proficient in using computer for daily | Minimum qualification | Nairobi | 6 months | |||
| Ultrasound in | 100,500 | |||||
| office work, a basic requirement for | Certificate in Nursing | full time | ||||
| Midwifery | ||||||
| employment. | (ECHN, KRCHN, BsN) | |||||
| This course is designed to provide | ||||||
| Peadiatric | participants with evidence-based | Physiotherapists | ||||
| essential skills in treatment of children | Minimum Requirement | Nairobi | 2 weeks | 15,500 | ||
| Neuro-rehabilitation | ||||||
| with musculoskeletal, neuromuscular | Diploma in Physiotherapy | |||||
| and cognitive impairments. | ||||||
| Upper Extremity | The course equips participants with | 2 weeks | ||||
| Blended | ||||||
| current knowledge and skills to | Practicing Occupational | |||||
| Splinting in | (1 week | |||||
| more efficiently manage injuries and | therapists (minimum | Nairobi | 25, 000 | |||
| Occupational | online, 1 | |||||
| conditions of the upper extremity | qualification Diploma | |||||
| Therapy | week on | |||||
| through splinting | ||||||
| Campus) | ||||||
| Regional | This course prepares participants | |||||
| to perform regional blocks, manage | Higher National Diploma | |||||
| Anaesthesia | acute pain and improve perioperative | |||||
| in anaesthesia (Clinical | Nairobi | 6 Months | 80, 000 | |||
| and Acute pain | care. They will able to prepare and | |||||
| Medicine or Nursing) | ||||||
| management | utilize nerve block equipment such as | |||||
| point of care ultrasound |
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Kenya Medical Training College Academic Prog ammes
UPGRADING COURSES (from Certificate to Diploma qualifications)
| Department | Course | Entry Requirements | Duration | Intake | Campus |
| Month | |||||
| Diploma in | Certificate in Community | ||||
| Health Nursing (KECN), | |||||
| Community | 1 1/2 years | September | Nairobi (Full | ||
| Registration by the Nursing | |||||
| Health Nursing | /March | Time) | |||
| Council of Kenya 2 Years | |||||
| post-graduation experience | |||||
| Kisii, Meru, | |||||
| Garissa, | |||||
| Diploma in | Certificate in Community | March | Murang’a | ||
| Nakuru, | |||||
| Department | Health Nursing (KECN). | ||||
| Community | Kisumu, | ||||
| Registration by the | |||||
| of Community | Health Nursing | Mombasa | |||
| Nursing Council of Kenya | 2 Years | ||||
| 1. Health | (Distance | and Lodwar | |||
| 2 Years post-graduation | |||||
| Nursing | Learning) | ||||
| experience | Kitale, | ||||
| September | Kapkatet, | ||||
| Embu, | |||||
| Kitui | |||||
| Diploma in | Certificate in Enrolled Nurse | ||||
| and Certificate in Enrolled | |||||
| Community | |||||
| Midwifery. Registration by the | |||||
| Health Nursing | 2 Years | September | Nyeri | ||
| Nursing Council of Kenya. | |||||
| – EN/EM | |||||
| 2 Years post-graduation | |||||
| experience. |
- Department of Public Health
- Deparment of Medical Laboratory Sciences
4.
Department of Medical Engineering
5.
Department of Nutrition & Dietetics
| Diploma in | Certificate in Environmental | ||||
| Health Sciences. Two years | Karuri, Lake | ||||
| Public Health | 2 years | September | |||
| working experience | Victoria | ||||
| Diploma in | Certificate in Medical | ||||
| Medical | Laboratory Sciences. | Lake Victoria | |||
| Laboratory | Registration by the KMLTTB | 2 years | September | ||
| (Full Time) | |||||
| Sciences | |||||
| Diploma in | March | Eldoret and | |||
| Certificate in Medical | Kilifi | ||||
| Medical | 2 years | ||||
| Engineering. | September | ||||
| Engineering | Nairobi | ||||
| Holder of a Certificate | March | Karen | |||
| Diploma in | in Community Nutrition/ | ||||
| September | Karen, Homa | ||||
| Nutrition & Dietetics/Food | |||||
| Nutrition & | Bay, Thika, | ||||
| Science & Nutrition KNEC | 2 years | ||||
| Dietetics | Nyandarua, | ||||
| Certificate in Nutrition & | |||||
| Makueni and | |||||
| Dietetics for TVET graduates | |||||
| Lodwar | |||||
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Kenya Medical Training College Academic Programmes
| Department | Course | Entry Requirements | Duration | Intake | Campus |
| Month |
- Department of Orthopaedic & Trauma Medicine
Department
of Health
- Records & Information Technology
Department
of Health
- Promotion & Community Health
| Diploma in | Certificate in Orthopaedics | March | Nairobi | |
| Orthopaedics | Plaster Technology/ | Makindu | ||
| and Trauma | Certificate in Orthopaedic | 2 Years | ||
| Medicine | Trauma Medicine | September | Nakuru | |
| Makindu | ||||
| Nairobi | ||||
| (E-learning), | ||||
| March | Kitui, | |||
| Murang’a, | ||||
| Siaya, | ||||
| Msambweni, | ||||
| Nakuru | ||||
| Bondo | ||||
| Diploma in | Nairobi | |||
| Health | Certificate in Health Records | (E-Learning), | ||
| Records and | Kitui, Nakuru, | |||
| and Information | 2 years | |||
| Information | Siaya, | |||
| Mombasa, | ||||
| Murang’a, | ||||
| September | Kuria, | |||
| Msambweni, | ||||
| Bondo, Rera, | ||||
| Kaptumo, | ||||
| Manza, | ||||
| Rachuonyo, | ||||
| Chwele, | ||||
| Ugenya and | ||||
| Nyamache | ||||
| Be a serving Community | ||||
| Health Assistant / | ||||
| Community Health Officer or | ||||
| have qualification in any of | March/ | Nairobi | ||
| the following fields: Health | ||||
| Promotion, Community | ||||
| Certificate in | Health Nurse, Environmental | |||
| Health, Epidemiology, | ||||
| Community | Health Records and | |||
| Health | Information, Health Systems | |||
| Extension | Management, Population | 4 Months | ||
| Work | Health, Anthropology, | |||
| (Short Course) | Community Development, | |||
| Community | ||||
| Health, Community Oral | September | Garissa | ||
| Health, Counseling, Nutrition, | ||||
| Psychology, Public Health, | ||||
| Social Work and Sociology or | ||||
| its equivalent field from a | ||||
| recognized institution. | ||||
2022 KMTC Self Sponsored Fees Structure
| ITEM | AMOUNT (KSHS.) | |
| 1. | Registration Fee | 2,000.00 |
| 2. | Activity Fee | 7,000.00 |
| 3. | Examination Fee | 10,000.00 |
| 4. | Library and ICT services | 3,000.00 |
| 5. | Tuition Fee | 70,000.00 |
| 6. | Research and Development Fee | 10,000.00 |
| 7. | Transport Levy | 9,000.00 |
| 8. | Maintenance Levy | 9,000.00 |
| 9. | Student Identity Card | 700.00 |
| TOTAL KSHS. | 120,700.00 |
2022 KMTC In-service Fees Structure
| ITEM | AMOUNT (KSHS.) | |
| 1. | Registration Fee | 2,000.00 |
| 2. | Activity Fee | 7,000.00 |
| 3. | Examination Fee | 10,000.00 |
| 4. | Library and ICT services | 3,000.00 |
| 5. | Tuition Fee | 70,000.00 |
| 6. | Research and Development Fee | 10,000.00 |
| 7. | Transport Levy | 9,000.00 |
| 8. | Maintenance Levy | 9,000.00 |
| 9. | Student Identity Card | 700.00 |
| TOTAL KSHS. | 120,700.00 |
2022 KMTC Regular Fees Structure
| ITEM | AMOUNT (KSHS.) | |
| 1. | Registration Fee | 2,000.00 |
| 2. | Activity Fee | 7,000.00 |
| 3. | Examination Fee | 10,000.00 |
| 4. | Library and ICT services | 3,000.00 |
| 5. | Tuition Fee | 30,000.00 |
| 6. | Research and Development Fee | 10,000.00 |
| 7. | Transport Levy | 9,000.00 |
| 8. | Maintenance Levy | 9,000.00 |
| 9. | Student Identity Card | 700.00 |
| TOTAL KSHS. | 80,700.00 |
Payment Options
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Payment Options
Fees
There are two fee categories namely:
- Regular
- Foreign (as detailed in the current fees structure)
Fees structure is subject to changes from time to time
Students are advised to pay fees on annual basis to avoid interruption of training
Upon dismissal, fees are not refundable.
NB: Students are advised to make financial arrangements to cover expenses related to Practical attachment; Research etc. details are available from respective faculties upon reporting.
Stationery
All stationery is the responsibility of the student.
Students are encouraged to buy their own textbooks, and specific course book lists are usually provided as an admission package to assist in purchasing books.
Medical Equipment
All special medical equipment in each course i.e. Stethoscopes etc are the responsibility of the student.
Payment Options
Account number: 01003086514000
Account Name: Central Collection Account
Bank: National Bank of Kenya
Branch: Hospital Branch
KMTC List of Campuses
Kenya Medical Training College has 71 Campuses strategically located in various parts of the country.
Campus List
| 1. | Bomet |
| 2. | Bondo |
| 3. | Bungoma |
| 4. | Busia |
| 5. | Chuka |
| 6. | Chwele |
| 7. | Eldoret |
| 8. | Embu |
| 9. | Garissa |
| 10. | Gatundu |
| 11. | Homabay |
| 12. | Imenti |
| 13. | Isiolo |
| 14. | Iten |
| 15. | Kabarnet |
| 16. | Kakamega |
| 17. | Kangundo |
| 18. | Kapenguria |
| 19. | Kapkatet |
| 20. | Kaptumo |
| 21. | Karen |
| 22. | Karuri |
| 23. | Kilifi |
| 24. | Kisii |
| 25. | Kisumu |
| 26. | Kitale |
| 27. | Kitui |
| 28. | Kombewa |
| 29. | Kuria |
| 30. | Kwale |
| 31. | Lake Victoria |
| 32. | Lamu |
| 33. | Lodwar |
| 34. | Loitoktok |
| 35. | Lugari |
| 36. | Machakos |
| 37. | Makindu |
| 38. | Makueni |
| 39. | Mandera |
| 40. | Manza |
| 41. | Mathare |
| 42. | Mbooni |
| 43. | Meru |
| 44. | Migori |
| 45. | Molo |
| 46. | Mombasa |
| 47. | Mosoriot |
| 48. | Msambweni |
| 49. | Murang’a |
| 50. | Mwingi |
| 51. | Nairobi |
| 52. | Nakuru |
| 53. | Nyamira |
| 54. | Nyandarua |
| 55. | Nyahururu |
| 56. | Nyamache |
| 57. | Nyeri |
| 58. | Othaya |
| 59. | Port Reitz |
| 60. | Rachuonyo |
| 61. | Rera |
| 62. | Siaya |
| 63. | Sigowet |
| 64. | Tana River |
| 65. | Taveta |
| 66. | Thika |
| 67. | Ugenya |
| 68. | Voi |
| 69. | Vihiga |
| 70. | Wajir |
| 71. | Webuye |
KMTC CONTACTS
KENYA MEDICAL TRAINING COLLEGE
Location:
Off Ngong Road
P.O. BOX 30195-00100,
Nairobi, Kenya.
Website: http://www.kmtc.ac.ke
Email:
Email Us : info@kmtc.ac.ke
Admissions Office: admissions@kmtc.ac.ke
Complaints & Compliments: complaints@kmtc.ac.ke
Tel: 020-2725711/2/3/4
0770999657/0737-352543/0706-541869
