Irrigation and Drainage Engineering Program Offered at Kenya Water Institute

The Certificate in Irrigation and Drainage Engineering of Kenya Water Institute (KEWI) is a two year programme with one graded industrial attachment session in the third semester of the first year lasting 12 continuous weeks.

This Certificate in Irrigation and Drainage Engineering course looks into the socio-technical nature of sustainability challenges of irrigation, including objectives, tasks, modalities and challenges in irrigation management and development.

Irrigation and Drainage Engineering covers all phases of irrigation, drainage engineering, hydrology and related water management subjects such as watershed management, weather modification, water quality, groundwater and surface water.

The minimum qualification for entry to the craftsman certificate programme in Irrigation and Drainage Engineering is as follows:

• Kenya certificate of Secondary Education with an aggregate mean grade D+ (plus), or
  
• An approved equivalent qualification which may be from Kenya or from other countries
• A minimum grade of D+ in each of the following subjects: English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry or Physical Sciences.

N/B Equation of international academic qualifications shall be done in consultation with Kenya National Examinations council (KNEC).

Year 1 Semester 1

• Real Numbers and Algebra I and Series and Graphs
• Physics
• Chemistry
• Microbiology
• Water Supply Technology
• Communication Skills
• Information Technology
• Mechanical Workshop Technology
• Engineering Drawing
• Engineering Materials

 Year 1 Semester 2

• Trigonometry, Mensuration, Vectors and Coordinate Geometry
• Water  Quality
• Construction Technology
• Mechanical Plant
• Hydrology
• Surveying
• Construction Plant And Equipment
• Entrepreneurship Education
• Plumbing and pipe fitting

Year 2 Semester 1

• Calculus I
• Soil Science
• Hydrostatics
• Technical Drawing CAD
• Environmental Science
• Water Law and environmental law
• Irrigation and Drainage
• Electrical Technology
• Soil and Water Conservation
• Farm Management and Agriculture Extension

Year 2 Semester 2

• Calculus II
• Structural Mechanics
• Hydrodynamics
• Drilling Technology
• Soil Mechanics
• Remote Sensing and GIS
• Land Shaping For Irrigation and Drainage
• Hydraulic Structures
• Drainage of irrigated lands
• Trade Project (I&D E)

Kenya Water Institute (KEWI) was established by the KEWI Act 2001 is mandated to offer training, administer examinations offer research and consultancy services in the wider water sector in Kenya.

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