Below are the courses and fees structure for KMTC for the year 2020
HIGHER DIPLOMA/POSTBASIC COURSE
| S/No | Course | Minimum Entry Requirements | Course Duration | Intake Month | Campus | |
| 1. Higher | Diploma in: | |||||
| i. | Critical Care Nursing | Diploma in Nursing or in | 1 year | March | MARCH 2020 – Nairobi, | |
| Community Health Nursing (KRN/ | Machakos Kilifi | |||||
| KRCHN), Diploma in Nursing (KRN/ | ||||||
| ii. | Psychiatric Nursing | KRM) | 1 year | September | September 2019 – | |
| Mathare | ||||||
| iii. | Paediatric Nursing | 1 year | March 2020 | Kisumu | ||
| iv. | Palliative Care | 1 ½ years | September | Nairobi, Machakos | ||
| (Distance Learning) | 2019 | |||||
| v. | Nephrology Nursing | 1 year | March 2020 | Nakuru | ||
| vi. | Family Health Nursing | 1 year | March 2020 | Nairobi, Gatundu, Thika, | ||
| (Distance Learning) | Nakuru, Nyeri | |||||
| vii. Oncology Nursing | 1 ½ years | March 2020 | Nairobi | |||
| DEPARTMENT | OF ENVIRONMENTAL | HEALTH SCIENCES | ||||
| 2. Higher Diploma in: | ||||||
| i. | Food Science and | Diploma in Environmental Health | 1 year | September | Nairobi | |
| Inspection | Sciences | 2019 | ||||
| ii. | Solid Waste | Diploma in Environmental Health | 1 year | September | Nairobi | |
| Management | Sciences | 2019 | ||||
| iii. | Occupational Health | Diploma in any of the following: | 1 year | September | Nairobi | |
| and Safety | Environmental Health Sciences, | 2019 | ||||
| Nursing, Clinical Medicine, Dental | ||||||
| Tech, Orthopaedic Technology, | ||||||
| Occupational Therapy, and Medical | ||||||
| Engineering | ||||||
| iv. | Epidemiology | Diploma in Environmental | 1year | September | Nairobi | |
| Health Sciences, KRCHN, Clinical | 2019 | |||||
| Medicine, Medical Laboratory | ||||||
| Sciences, Pharmacy, Nutrition, | ||||||
| Health Records & Information, | ||||||
| Community Oral Health. | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | OF HEALTH PROMOTION | & COMMUNITY HEALTH | ||||
| 3. | Higher Diploma in Geriatric | Diploma/Bsc in the following | 1 year | September | Thika | |
| Management | areas: clinical medicine, Nursing, | 2019 | ||||
| Physiotherapy, Nutrtition | ||||||
| Pharmacy, Occupational Therapy, | ||||||
| Orthopedic Technology | ||||||
| 4. | Higher Diploma in Health | Diploma in any one of the Health | 1 year | September | Nairobi | |
| Education and Promotion | Care Professions from KMTC or | 2019 | ||||
| other recognized institutions OR | ||||||
| Diploma in any social science from | ||||||
| other accredited institutions | ||||||
| 5. | Higher Diploma in | Diploma in any one of the Health | 1 Year | September | September 2019 – Nairobi, | |
| Community Health and | Care professions | |||||
| HIV/AIDS Care | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | OF MEDICAL EDUCATION | |||||
| 6. | Higher Diploma in Medical | Diploma in any one of the Health | 1 year | March 2020 | MARCH 2020 – Nairobi | |
| Education | Care Professions, Basic Knowledge | September | (Distance Learning) | |||
| in Computer is added advantage | 2019 | SEPT. 2019 – Nairobi (Full | ||||
| Time) | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | OF MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES | |||||
| 7. | Higher Diploma in Medical | Diploma in Medical Laboratory | 1 year | September | Nairobi | |
| Laboratory Sciences: | Sciences and Registered by the | 2019 | ||||
| i. | Parasitology & | KMLTTB | ||||
| Entomology | ||||||
- Microbiology
- Clinical Chemistry
- Haematology
- Histopathology & Cytopathology
- Virology
- Blood Transfusion Sciences
| DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL MEDICINE & SURGERY | ||||||
| Higher Diploma in Clinical Medicine & Surgery:- | ||||||
| 8. | i. | Mental Health and | Diploma in Clinical Medicine | 18 Months | September | Mathare MTC |
| Psychiatry | ||||||
| ii. | Family Health | 18 Months | Nairobi, Embu, Nyeri, | |||
| Nakuru, Mombasa, | ||||||
| Machakos , Eldoret, | ||||||
| Kisumu, kakamega | ||||||
| iii. Higher Diploma in | Diploma in any health related | 12 months | September | September 2019 – | ||
| Addictive Sciences | course for course from KMTC | Mathare | ||||
| and from any other recognized | ||||||
| Institution | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | OF HEALTH SYSTEMS | MANAGEMENT | ||||
| 9. | Higher Diploma in Health | Diploma in a Health related course | 1 year | March and | MARCH 2020 – Nairobi | |
| Systems Management | or a BSc. In health related course | September | SEPT. 2019 – Nairobi | |||
| (Distance Learning) | from a recognized institution. | |||||
| DEPARTMENT | OF MEDICAL IMAGING | SCIENCES | ||||
| 10. | Higher Diploma in | Diploma in Medical Imaging | 1 year | Sept. 2019 | SEPT. 2019 Nairobi (Part | |
| Medical Imaging Sciences | Sciences or its equivalent. | Time) | ||||
| (ULTRASOUND) | ||||||
| 11. | Higher Diploma in | Diploma in Radiotherapy | 18 Months | September | September 2019 – Nairobi | |
| Radiography – Therapy | or equivalent/Diploma in | (Full time) | ||||
| Radiography/MIS | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | OF MEDICAL ENGINEERING | |||||
| 12. | Higher Diploma in Medical | Diploma in Medical Engineering, | 1 year | September | September 2019 – Nairobi | |
| Engineering | OR an equivalent from a recognized | (Part-time) | ||||
| institution | ||||||
| 13. | Higher Diploma in Medical | Diploma in Medical Engineering, | 1Year | September | September 2019 – Nairobi | |
| Engineering (Dialysis) | OR an equivalent from a recognized | (Part-time) | ||||
| institution | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | OF PHYSIOTHERAPY | |||||
| 14. | Higher Diploma in | Bsc. Physiotherapy or Diploma in | 18 months | March | March 2020 – Nairobi | |
| Orthopedic Manual Therapy | Physiotherapy | (Part-time) | ||||
| 15. | Higher Diploma in Neuro- | Diploma in Physiotherapy/BSc | 18 Months | March | March 2020 – Nairobi | |
| rehabilitation | Physiotherapy | |||||
| DEPARTMENT | OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY | |||||
| 16. | Higher Diploma in | Diploma in any one of the Health | 1 year | March | March 2020 – Nairobi | |
| Community Based | Care Professions from KMTC or | |||||
| Rehabilitation (Distance | other recognized institutions | |||||
| Learning) | ||||||
| DEPARMENT | OF ORTHOPEDIC TECHNOLOGY | |||||
| 17. | Higher Diploma in | Diploma in Orthopaedic Technology | 1 Year | March | March 2020 – Nairobi | |
| Orthopaedic Technology | (Distance Learning) | |||||
| (Orthotics) | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | OF OPTOMETRY | |||||
| 18. | Higher Diploma in | Diploma in Optometry/ Diploma in | 1 Year | September | September 2019 – Nairobi | |
| Optometry (Contact | Opticianry | |||||
| Lenses) | ||||||
SHORT COURSES
The following short courses are on offer in various campuses. Short courses are offered to individuals, corporates or tailor-made for organizations. Enroll today to meet your Continuous Professional Development (CPD) requirements and remain relevant in your profession. Application shall be made online by logging in to the KMTC portal – available at www.kmtc.ac.ke and choose the option short courses and follow the steps as prompted by the system.
| NO | Course | Description | Target Group | Campus | Duration | Fees (KES) |
| 1. | HIV Testing | The course prepares participants to | Health workers | Lake | 3 weeks | 24,500 |
| services (HTS) | provide comprehensive HIV Testing | Anyone interested in | Victoria | Open | ||
| Services (HTS), strengthen linkage to | working in HIV/AIDS | Nairobi | ||||
| care and treatment and other post-test | programs (minimum | |||||
| services, define target populations who | Diploma) | |||||
| may particularly benefit from HIV testing | ||||||
| services (accredited by NASCOP) | ||||||
| 2. | Echocardiography | The course enables the participants to | Radiographers, | Nairobi | 3 Months | 90,500 |
| perform and interpret echocardiograms | Healthcare professionals | (part-time) | ||||
| and ultrasound imaging of the heart and | with background in | (Thursday, | ||||
| blood flow, gain expert understanding | medical physiology. | Friday & | ||||
| of the latest scientific laboratory | Saturday) | |||||
| equipment including use of the clinical | Open | |||||
| skills laboratory and echocardiographic | ||||||
| machines | ||||||
| 3. | Monitoring & | The course provides participants with | Project Managers, | Siaya | 4 weeks | 40,500 (full |
| evaluation | requisite knowledge to design and | Project Officers, Project | Nairobi | (full time) | time) | |
| implement healthcare projects to meet | Assistants, health | Murang’a | 7 Weeks | |||
| the populations’ health needs, and | information officers, | Rachuonyo | (part-time) | 60,500 (part- | ||
| promote evidence-based decision making. | practitioners involved in | Open | time) | |||
| Graduates work with local & international | designing, supervising, | |||||
| NGOs, public & private sector projects | coordinating or | |||||
| monitoring interventions | ||||||
| (minimum Diploma) | ||||||
| 4. | Healthcare | This course empowers participants | Healthcare workers | Nairobi | 1 week | 25,500 |
| Entrepreneurship | become healthcare entrepreneurs or | and those in healthcare | fulltime | |||
| to manage their healthcare businesses | business | & 1 week | ||||
| profitably | practicum | |||||
| 5. | Safe Phlebotomy | The course gives participants knowledge | Laboratory technicians, | Lake | 3 days | 15,500 |
| and skills to perform safe phlebotomy, | technologists, scientists, | Victoria | Open | |||
| provide quality specimens for laboratory | medical officers, clinical | Nyeri | ||||
| tests, handle phlebotomy equipment and | officers, nurses, other | Kitui | ||||
| avoid occupational exposure. | certificate or diploma in | |||||
| health related course | ||||||
| 6. | Infection | This modular course participants will be | Healthcare workers, | Makindu | 3 day (one | 3,500 (3 days) |
| Prevention | equip participants to prevent and control | hospital support staff, | Rachuonyo | module) | (For Health | |
| infections in different healthcare set ups | hospital administrations, | Kitui | One week | Professionals) | ||
| HTC counselors, | (three | |||||
| caregivers in general | modules) | 6,500 (one | ||||
| Open | week) (for | |||||
| non-health | ||||||
| professionals | ||||||
| 7. | First aid and basic | This course empowers participants to | Drivers, Hotelier, Police | Eldoret | 2 weeks | 10,500 |
| life support | prevent and manage life threatening | officers, Security firms, | Makindu | (Evening) | ||
| emergencies. Training follows approved | County emergency / | Kwale | Open | |||
| international guidelines helps | Disaster teams, teachers, | Rachuonyo | ||||
| participant’s | etc | |||||
| 8. | Sign Language for | The course prepares participants to | Health workers & those | Molo | 6 months (3 | 60,500 |
| Health workers | communicate in sign language, helping | interested in working | Murang’a | fulltime & 3 | ||
| the deaf access healthcare in line with | the deaf; minimum | practicum) | ||||
| Universal Health Coverage | requirement certificate in | Open | ||||
| any course | ||||||
| 9. | Community Health | The course prepares participants to work | Form four leavers and | Lodwar | 6 months | 32,700 |
| and Development | in the health sector as community health | anyone interested in | Kwale | fulltime | ||
| workers in line with UHC objectives | working at community | Makindu | Open | |||
| level; minimum | Manza | |||||
| requirement D Plain | Mandera | |||||
| Tana River | ||||||
| Isiolo | ||||||
| 10. | Medical | The course participants will gain and apply | Technicians | Eldoret | 3 months | 25,500 |
| Engineering (Basic | knowledge to build, service, repair and | Those wishing to pursue | (part-time) | |||
| electronics) | maintain various electronics equipment | technician career | Open | |||
| with a bias to medical | ||||||
| equipment | ||||||
| 11. | Medical | The course prepares participants to | Technicians | Eldoret | 3 months | 25,500 |
| Engineering (Basic | perform basic electrical wiring installation | Those wishing to pursue | (part time) | |||
| electrical wiring) | and distribution for domestic premises, | technician career | Open | |||
| carry out electrical insulations, safety and | with a bias to medical | |||||
| functional tests | equipment | |||||
| 12. | Medical | The course enables participants to carry | Technicians | Eldoret | 3 months | 25,500 |
| Engineering | out service, repair and maintenance of | Those wishing to pursue | (part-time) | |||
| (Refrigeration, air | refrigeration and air conditioning systems. | technician career | (Open) | |||
| conditioning and | with a bias to medical | |||||
| cold room) | equipment | |||||
| 13. | Medical | The course enables participants to carry | Technicians | Eldoret | 3 months | 25,500 |
| Engineering | out general welding and fabrication in | Those wishing to pursue | (part-time) | |||
| (Wielding and | metal works, service and repair | technician career | (Open) | |||
| fabrication) | with a bias to medical | |||||
| equipment | ||||||
| 14. | Dialysis Nursing | The course is tailored to equip nurses | This course targets nurses | Nairobi | 3 Months | 25,500 |
| with specialized skills in managing | working in Nephrology | (Part Time) | ||||
| patients requiring both hemodialysis and | units in both public and | Open | ||||
| peritoneal dialysis | private sectors | |||||
| 15. | Adherence | The course prepares participants to | HTS Counsellors | Nairobi | 1 week | 20,500 |
| Counselling | provide counselling services to HIV | Healthcare workers | and Lake | |||
| positive clients, strengthen adherence | providing comprehensive | Victoria | ||||
| to treatment and minimize resistance to | care (working in CCCs) | |||||
| ARVs. (Accredited by NASCOP) | Diploma holders in | |||||
| medical related course or | ||||||
| social sciences interested | ||||||
| in HIV/AIDS programs. | ||||||
| 16. | Food Hygiene and | The course helps participants to source | Food handlers –hotels, | Kwale | 6 weeks | 15,500 |
| Inspection | and prepare/handle food hygienically | restaurants, kiosks, | Kakamega | Open | ||
| therefore reducing food transmitted | home etc | Kitui | ||||
| diseases | Manza | |||||
| 17. | Counseling skills | The course prepares participants to | Health workers , social | Mathare | 6 months | 60,500 |
| for Healthcare | provide holistic clients’ care using | workers, community | Kwale | (part-time) | ||
| Professionals | counseling approaches; prevent | health workers, teachers | Open | |||
| burnouts among themselves, improve | Anyone interested in | |||||
| communication skills and interpersonal | providing counseling | |||||
| relations at work place. | services (minimum entry | |||||
| certificate) |
Successful Candidates will be sent to train in any of our 68 campuses where the courses are offered
FOLLOW THE APPLICATION GUIDELINES ON THE WEBSITE (Website: www.kmtc.ac.ke)
PROF. MICHAEL K. KIPTOO
DIRECTOR/CEO
