Social Work and Community Development Program Offered at Kenya Institute of Business and Counseling Studies

Certificate 6 months Fulltime Fee: on application Intake: Ongoing

Certificate (Accredited by: Kenya Institute of Business and Counseling Studies)

About Social Work and Community Development Certificate program.

This Social Work & Community Development Certificate Course is designed for those who want to launch their career in Social and Community Development. It equips the trainee with knowledge skills & attitudes that will enable him/her to carry out social development work. 

A Certificate in Social Work & Community Development will serve to prepare students for a career A Diploma in Social Work & Community Development and equip students with social work skills to engage with individuals, families, groups and communities in an effort to enhance social functioning and overall well-being of the people.

Graduates will be able to apply social sciences, such as sociology, psychology, political science, public health, community development, law, and economics, to engage with various stakeholders in order to develop interventions that solve social and personal problems; and create social change.

Career path:

  • Clinical social work
  • Mental health social worker
  • Social work administrator
  • Child welfare
  • Community Based Organizations

Entry requirements for Social Work and Community Development

KCSE D

Social Work and Community Development Course Subjects

  • Social Development Work Theory and Practice
  • Essentials of Social Policy and Administration
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Sociology
  • Community Health
  • Project Development and Administration
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Sociology
  • Community Health
  • Project Development and Management
  • History and Government of Kenya
  • Social Research Project
  • Human Growth and Development
  • Kiswahili
  • Communication Skills
  • Administration and Management
  • Introduction to Community Development
  • Legal Aspects in Social Work
  • ICT
  • Development Economics
  • Life Skills

About Kenya Institute of Business and Counseling Studies

Kenya Institute of Business and Counselling Studies (KIBCo) is a TVET Institution which started in January 2004 by the name Maranatha College of Professional Studies (MCPS).

KIBCo is affiliated to the Maranatha International Counseling Foundation (MICF) which is registered under section 10 of the Non- Governmental Organizations Co-ordination ... read more