Business Management Program Offered at Embu College of Professional Studies

Diploma 1 1/2 years Fulltime Fee: on application Intake: Ongoing

Diploma (Accredited by: KNEC)

About Business Management Diploma program.

The diploma in Business Management at Foundation Institute of Africa equips students with broad-based practical and theoretical knowledge and skills in various Business disciplines. The programme focuses on Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Insurance, Human Resource Management and Management Science leaving students well prepared for the Kenyan dynamic market. The diploma is also a bridge to the Business management degree programme.

All applicants seeking to join the Foundation institute of Africa are required to be members of Kenya Youth Education Scholarship Fund. Applicants are therefore required to pay a membership fee of KShs. 2,500 per year and a processing fees of KShs. 1,500.

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Entry requirements for Business Management

  1. The candidate must have obtained at lease a mean grade of C (plain) at Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) level or Division III at Kenya Certificate of Educate (KCE) or equivalent qualification.
  2. The candidate must have also obtained at least C- (Minus) in mathematics and at least a (C-) (Minus) in English or Kiswahili.
  • Candidates with a credit certificate in Business from institution recognized by the Academic Board and having a mean grade of D+ or equivalent in their (KCSE) are also eligible for admission.

Business Management Course Subjects

The programme is done in three modules, each module taking 6 months.

Module 1

  • ICT
  • Principles and Practice of Marketing
  • Life skills
  • Principles and Practice of Selling
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Business Plan
  • Communication Skills
  • Economics

Module 2

  • Marketing Management
  • Legal Aspects in Sales & Marketing
  • Quantitative Methods
  • Public Relations,
  • Sales Management

Module 3

  • International Marketing
  • Strategic Planning in Sales & Marketing
  • Marketing Research
  • Marketing Planning & Control
  • Financial Aspect of Marketing

Examination body.

  • Kenya National Examination Council KNEC
  • NB: KNEC examination fees will be paid by the student.

About Embu College of Professional Studies

At Embu College we are determined to ensure that we continue to provide High quality and relevant tertiary level Programmes that will, in the end, help Kenyans and the world at large.
Embu College of Professional Studies is located along Kanjuru Road off Embu-Meru Highway, 200m from Embu County Assembly offices.
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About KNEC

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) is the national body responsible for overseeing national examinations in Kenya, it is established under the Kenya National Examinations Council Act Cap 225A of the Laws of Kenya, in 1980. In 2012 this act was repealed and replaced with KNEC Act ... read more