If you want to train in Special Needs, join Kenya Institute of Special Education for the course. Below is a list of courses offered at the institution and admission requirements:
Diploma Courses
Diploma in SNE in: Autism, Emotional & Behaviour Difficulties, Hearing Impairment, Deafblind, Intellectual Disabilities, Gifted and Talented, Visual Impairment, Physical Disabilities, Learning Disabilities and Inclusive Education
Requirements:
- Holders of P1 Primary Teacher Certificate by training or its equivalent with a minimum of 2 years teaching experience or
- Holders of Certificate Course in Early Childhood Education Development (ECDE) from a government Institutions with at least D+ in KCSE or Division II in KCE or its equivalent and at least 2 years teaching Experience or
- Holders of P1 teacher certificate through promotion after passing PTC exam offered by the Directorate of Quality Assurance and Standards, Ministry of Education, Kenya or
- Holders of P2 Teacher certificate and certificate in SNE from KISE or any other recognized institution with at least a D plain in KCSE or Division IV in KCE or its equivalent and at least 5 years teaching experience.
Certificate courses
Functional Assessment
- Applicants should have a minimum of Diploma in Special Needs Education.
Inclusive Education
- The course is open to teachers, parents, social workers, caregivers, Braille transcribers and any other interested persons with form four educational level with a minimum of KCSE D are encouraged to apply.
Kenyan Sign Language
- Applicants should have a minimum of KCSE Grade D or its equivalent .
Braille Proficiency
- Applicants should have a minimum of KCSE Grade D or its equivalent
Short courses
- Kenyan Sign Language
- Disability Mainstreaming
- Inclusive Education
- Counseling Skills for PWDs
- Community Mobilization for PWDs
- Introduction to Persons with Disabilities
- HIV Mitigation for Persons with Disabilities and HIV & AIDS Workplace Programme
