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KISE Kenya Institute of Special Education Courses
KISE is the best institution to study if you are tailoring your career and profession towards Special Needs Education.Special Needs Education is an excellent career in Kenya and well paying.
This profession requires compassionate and caring individuals so as to make a difference in the lives of others with special needs.
Find here the courses offered,course duration and minimum entry requirements,mode of delivery,application procedure and mode of course delivery.
Guidance and Counseling Requirements Duration
Diploma in Guidance & Counseling for Special needs C- 3 years
KISE Hearing Impaired
CERTIFICATE COURSES DURATION REQUIREMENTS
Certificate in Audiology 1 Year Diploma in special needs education
Certificate in Kenya Sign Language 3 months K.C.S.E C-
Education of Learners with Deafblindbness 3 months Trained Teacher
Education of Learners with Hearing Impairments 2 Years Trained Teacher
Intellectually Different Progammes
CERTIFICATE COURSES DURATION REQUIREMENTS
Education of Learners with Mental Disabilities 3 months Trained Teacher
DIPLOMA COURSES
Diploma in Special Needs Education(Education of Learners with Mental Disabilities)
Duration:2 years Requirements:P1 by Training
Physical and Multiple Disabilities
CERTIFICATE COURSES DURATION REQUIREMENTS
- Education of Learners with Cerebral Palsy 3 Months Trained Teacher
- Education of Learners with Physical Disabilities ” P1 by Training
DIPLOMA COURSES
Diploma in Special Needs Education(Education of Learners with Physical Disabilities)
Duration:2 Years Requirement:P1 by Training
Psychosocially Different
CERTIFICATE COURSES Duration Requirements
Education of Learners with Autism 2 Years P1 by Training
DIPLOMA COURSES
1. Diploma in Education of Learners with Autism
Duration:2 years Requirement: P1 by Training
2. Education of Learners with Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties
Duration:2 Years
Requirements:P1 by training,ECCDE KNEC certificate with KCSE D+
KISE Visual Impaired
CERTIFICATE COURSES DURATION REQUIREMENTS
- Certificate in Braille 9 months P1 by Training
- Certificate in Low Vision(vision Support Teacher) 9 months P1 by training
- Education of Learners with Visual Impairments 2 Years P1 by training
DIPLOMA COURSES
Diploma in Special Needs Education(Education of Learners with Visual Impairments)
Duration:2 Years Requirements: P1 by training
KISE Distance Learning Programmes
CERTIFICATE COURSES DURATION REQUIREMENTS
- Certificate in Functional and Educational Assessment 1 Year Diploma in Special Needs
- Certificate in Braille 2 Years KCSE D-
- Certificate in Kenyan Sign Language 1 Year KCSE C-
- Cert. in Special Needs Education(Inclusive Education) 2Years KCSE D
DIPLOMA COURSES Duration Requirements
- Diploma in Special Needs Education(Inclusive Education) 2 Years P1 by training,KCSE D+
- Education of Learners with Emotional& Behavioral Difficulties 2Years ” ”
- Education of Learners with Learning Disabilities 2Years ””’
KISE SHORT COURSES
- Disability Mainstreaming
- Autism
- Braille
- Orientation and Mobility
- Elementary Kenyan Sign Language
General Admission Requirements
Broadly speaking however, to be eligible for certificate courses candidates must be teachers, parents, social workers, caregivers and paramedics or other interested persons with O-level of education.
To be eligible for the Diploma Course in Special Needs Education (SNE) course, applicant may be of any age provided that he/she possesses any one of the following qualifications:
- Holder of P1 Teacher Training Certificate by training with a minimum of 2 years teaching experience.
- Holder of P1 Teacher Certificate through promotion by the Ministry of Education after passing through the Teacher Proficiency Course (TPC) course.
- Holder of Certificate Course in ECDE from KNEC or Ministry of Education DICECE certificate with at least D+ in KCSE or its equivalent and at least 2 years teaching experience.
Mode of Course Delivery
KISE offers Full time programmes and Distance Learning programmes.
FULL TIME COURSES
These programmes are held at the KISE Campus in Kasarani, Nairobi and are conducted through lectures, tutorials and visits.
Assessment of trainees is based on essays, Term Paper, written examinations, special project and Special Study Paper (SSP). Students are also exposed to practical attachments in Special Needs Education programmes country wide.
The certificate courses take three months while diploma courses take two years.
DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMMES
This is a training mode in which teachers and other personnel working or living with persons with special needs and disabilities are trained through distance learning. The programme offers the following course options, using the distance learning mode:
- Education of learners with special needs (Inclusive Education)
- Education of learners with Learning Disabilities
- Education of learners with Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties
The Certificate courses through Distance Learning take one year while Diploma courses take two years just like the Full Time programme.
TEACHING PRACTICE
In the second year of the diploma programme, the students are required to undertake Teaching Practice that lasts 10 weeks.
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CONTACTS
Kasarani,Thika Superhighway Exit 8
Off Kasarani-Mwiki Road
P.O.Box 48414-00100
NAIROBI, KENYA
Email:info@kise.ac.ke
Tel:020 8007977
Cell: 0724 269 505.