THE KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL PROMOTING ALTERNATIVE PATH TO UNIVERSITY EDUCATION THROUGH BUSINESS, TECHNICAL AND TEACHER EDUCATION COURSES EXAMINED BY KNEC The Kenya National Examinations Council offers examinations for courses aimed at equipping KCPE and KCSE certificate holders with technical, vocational and entrepreneurial skills that will help facilitate their full participation in productive activities. Holders of KCPE and KCSE certificates are encouraged to register for these courses which are offered in colleges / institutions approved by the Government Ministry responsible for Post School Technical and Business Education and Teacher Education Programmes. The table below lists the couses: TYPE COURSE LEVEL ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS DURATION Business Education Single and Group Certificate (BES&GC) BES&GC Certificate Stage I KCPE OR Equivalent qualification approved 1 year Certificate Stage II Pass in BES&GC Stage I 1 year Certificate Stage III Pass in BES&GC Stage II 1 year
Business Technical Education Programme (B) Clerk/Typist Artisan Certificate KCPE OR Equivalent qualification approved Salesmanship Artisan Certificate KCPE OR Equivalent qualification approved Storekeeping Artisan Certificate KCPE OR Equivalent qualification approved Accountancy Certificate KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) Banking & Finance Certificate KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) Co-operative Certificate KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) Archives & Library Certificate KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain)
Business Technical Education Programme (B) Information Studies Certificate KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) Accountancy KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) Banking & Finance KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) Co-operative KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) Legal Secretarial Studies KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) Labour Studies and KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) Entrepreneurship Development KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) (2970 Hours) Secretarial Higher in Secretarial Studies OR BES&GCE Secretarial Option Stage III
Business Technical Education Programme (B) Business Higher in Business Human Resource Higher in Human Resource OR Degree from a recognized university OR Equivalent Entrepreneurship Higher in Entrepreneurship Development Development Tourism Higher in Tourism Library and Information Higher in Library and Information Studies Archives and Records Higher in Archives and Records
Business Technical and Vocational Education and Training (B) In Clerical Operations Certificate KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) Investment Certificate KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) Maritime Transport Logistics Certificate KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) Secretarial Studies Certificate KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) Sales and Marketing Certificate KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) Supply Chain Certificate KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) Business Certificate KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) Human Resource Certificate KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) Road Transport Certificate KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) Information Studies Certificate KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) Tour Guiding Operations Certificate KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) Tour and Travel Operations Certificate KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) Maritime Transport Certificate KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) Operations Information Technology Certificate KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) Project Certificate KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) (Modular): Secretarial Studies KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) Sales and Marketing KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) Supply Chain KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) Hours) Business KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus)
Business Technical and Vocational Education and Training (B) Human Resource KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) Road Transport KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) Tourism KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) Tour Guiding KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) Information and KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) Communication Technology Project KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) Petroleum KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) Investment KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) Maritime Transport Logistics KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) Technical and Vocational Education and Training ( ) Technical Education Programme () Food and Beverage Production and Service Housekeeping and Accommodation Food and Beverage Production and Service Fashion Design and Garment Making Catering and Accommodation Operations Food and Beverage Craft Certificate KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) OR a Pass in a relevant Artisan Course Craft Certificate KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) OR a pass in a relevant artisan course OR Equivalent Artisan KCPE OR Equivalent qualification approved NVCET Option I KCPE OR equivalent qualification approved 4 years Craft Certificate KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) A pass in relevant Craft course OR KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus)
Catering and Accommodation A pass in relevant Craft course OR KCSE Mean Grade C (Minus) Food and Beverage A pass in relevant craft course OR KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) OR equivalent qualifications as approved Catering and Accommodation KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) OR equivalent qualifications approved Garment Making Artisan KCPE OR equivalent qualifications as approved Fashion Design and Garment Making Technology Craft Certificate Pass in relevant Artisan Course OR KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) OR Equivalent Fashion Design and Clothing Technology Passed Craft Course in Fashion Design and Garment Making Technology OR KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) OR Equivalent Textile Technology Passed relevant Craft Course in Spinning, Weaving and Processing Technician OR KCSE Mean Grade C (Minus) OR Equivalent Educational Higher in Technical Education OR 1. Equivalent Garment Making Craft Certificate Passed relevant Artisan Course OR KCSE
Mean Grade D (Plain) OR Equivalent Clothing Technology Passed relevant Craft Course OR KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) OR Equivalent Carpentry and Joinery Artisan KCPE OR Equivalent qualification approved Masonry Artisan KCPE OR Equivalent qualification approved Plumbing Artisan KCPE OR Equivalent qualification approved Carpentry and Joinery Craft KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) OR Certificate in relevant Artisan Course Masonry Craft KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) OR Certificate in relevant Artisan Course Certificate in Plumbing Craft KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) OR Certificate in relevant Artisan Course Land Surveying Craft KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) OR Certificate in relevant Artisan Course Road Construction Craft KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) OR Certificate in relevant Artisan course Water Technology (Water Supply) Water Technology (Sanitation) KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus)
Water Technology (Surface KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) Water Option) Water Technology (Ground KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) Water Option) Building KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) Quantity Surveying KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) Civil Engineering KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) Highway Engineering KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) Architecture KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) Photogrammetry and Remote KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) Sensing Cartography KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) Land Surveying KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) Map Reproduction KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) Construction (Building Higher in Building Technology, Civil 3years Economics) Engineering OR Architecture Construction (Structures) Higher in Building Technology, Civil 3years Engineering OR Architecture Construction (Building and Higher in Building Technology, Civil 3years Civil Engineering) Engineering OR Architecture Construction (Highway Higher in Building Technology, Civil 3years Engineering) Engineering OR Architecture Construction (Water Higher in Water Engineering 3years
Engineering) Surveying and Mapping Higher in Land Surveying, Cartography or Photogrammetric Land Surveying Higher in Land Surveying, Cartography or Photogrammetric Photogrammetric and Remote Sensing Higher in Land Surveying, Cartography or Photogrammetric 3years 3years 3years Cartography Higher in Land Surveying, Cartography or Photogrammetric Appropriate Carpentry and Joinery NVCET Option I KCPE OR equivalent qualification approved Building Technology NVCET Option I KCPE OR equivalent qualification approved 3years 4 years 4 YEARS Water Technology Craft KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) OR Certificate in Artisan Water Technology KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) Cartography Craft KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) OR Certificate in Artisan Photogrammetric Craft KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) OR Certificate in Artisan Land Surveying Craft KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) OR Certificate in Artisan Road Construction Craft KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) OR Certificate in Artisan
Water Technology Craft KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) OR Certificate in Artisan Building KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) Civil Engineering KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) Architecture KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) Mechanical Engineering; Electrical and Electronics Engineering; Nautical Sciences; Marine Engineering Mechanical Engineering; Electrical and Electronics Engineering; Nautical Sciences; Marine Engineering; Information Communication Technology; Computer Studies Craft KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) OR a Pass at Level II NVCET Option I KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) OR a Pass in relevant Craft Certificate at level II Artisan Seafarers Artisan KCPE OR equivalent qualification approved Nautical Science Craft KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) OR a Pass in Artisan Seafarers Marine Engineering Craft KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) OR a Pass in Artisan Seafarers Nautical Science KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) OR passed the relevant Craft course OR
in Marine Engineering Equivalent KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) OR passed the relevant Craft course OR Equivalent Aeronautical Engineering. (Airframe and Engines Option) Aeronautical Engineering (Avionics-Communication and Navigation Option) KCSE Mean Grade C-(Minus) KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) Mechanical Engineering (Production Option) Mechanical Engineering (Plant Option) Mechanical Engineering (Fabrication and Metallurgy Option KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) OR relevant Craft Course OR Equivalent qualification approved KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) OR relevant Craft Course OR Equivalent qualification approved KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) OR relevant Craft Course OR Equivalent qualification approved Mechanical Engineering Higher Pass in relevant Course Electrical Engineering (Power, Telecommunication and Instrumentation Options) Electrical and Electronic Technology (Power and Craft KCSE C- (Minus) OR Craft Certificate OR NVCET level II Option II KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) OR Artisan in Electrical Installation OR NVCET Option II
Telecommunication Options) Instrumentation and Control KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) OR Craft Engineering Certificate Electronic Engineering KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) OR Craft Certificate Telecommunication KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) OR Craft Engineering Certificate Aeronautical Engineering KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) OR Craft Certificate Medical Engineering KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) OR Craft Certificate Electrical Engineering (Power KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) OR Craft Option) Certificate Electrical Engineering Craft KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) OR Artisan (Installation and Electronic Options) Certificate in Electrical Installation OR NVCET Level II Option I Electrical Engineering (Power, in Electrical Engineering Electronics, Telecommunication Options) Baking Technology Craft KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) OR Pass in relevant Artisan Course Baking Technology Craft KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) OR Pass in relevant Artisan Course OR Equivalent Baking Technology Craft KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) OR Pass in relevant Artisan Course OR Equivalent
Baking Technology KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) OR Pass in relevant Artisan Course OR Equivalent Food Processing Technology NVCET KCPE 4 years Food Processing Technology Craft Craft KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) Food Technology KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) OR a Pass in relevant Craft Course Dietetics KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) OR a Pass in relevant Craft Course Food Technology (Quality Control) Higher Pass in relevant Course Housekeeping KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) OR Certificate in relevant Artisan Course Art and Design KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) Social Work and Community Development KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) Social Development Craft KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) Medical Laboratory Technology Craft KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) with cluster subjects of: C (Plain) in English OR Kiswahili, Mathematics OR Physics/Physical Science,
Medical Laboratory Technology Biology/Biological Science and Chemistry OR Equivalent qualification approved by KNEC KCSE Mean Grade C (Plain) with cluster subjects of: C+ (Plus) in English OR Kiswahili, C+ (Plus) in Mathematics OR Physics and C+ (Plus) in Biology OR Biological Science and Chemistry (or Physical Science) OR a Pass in relevant Craft Course Pharmaceutical Technology KCSE Mean Grade C (Plain) with cluster subjects of: C (Plain) in English, Mathematics OR Physics, Biology OR Biological Science and Chemistry (or Physical Science) and C (Plain) in Kiswahili OR Equivalent Science Laboratory Technology Craft KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) Applied Biology KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) Analytical Chemistry KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) Analytical Chemistry Higher in Analytical Chemistry OR Equivalent Applied Biology Higher in Applied Biology OR Equivalent Hairdressing and Beauty NVCET KCPE 4 years Therapy Level I Motor Vehicle Technology, Option I NVCET KCPE 4 years
Motor Vehicle Mechanics Artisan KCPE Automotive Engineering Craft KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) OR Passed Artisan Course in Automotive OR Passed NVCET Option II (Motor Vehicle) OR Equivalent Motor Vehicle Mechanics Craft KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) OR Passed in relevant Artisan course OR Equivalent Agricultural Engineering (Farm Power and Machinery) Craft KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) OR Passed in relevant Artisan Course OR Equivalent Automotive Engineering KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) OR Passed in relevant Craft Course OR Equivalent Automotive Engineering KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus), Passed in relevant Craft Course in Automotive Engineering () OR Passed NVCET Option II (Motor Vehicle) OR Equivalent Agricultural Engineering KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus), Passed in relevant Craft course OR Equivalent Construction Plant Engineering KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) OR Passed in relevant Craft Course OR Equivalent Petroleum Geosciences Craft KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain)
Petroleum Geosciences KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) and a pass in relevant Craft Certificate Environmental Science & KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) Technology Chemical Engineering KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) Welding and Fabrication Craft KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) OR Pass in relevant artisan course TIVET Aeronautical Engineering (Air Frame and Engines Option) KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) OR Pass in relevant Craft Course TIVET Aeronautical Engineering (Avionics Option) KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) OR Pass in relevant Craft Course EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION (ECDE) ECDE KCSE Mean Grade C (Plain) OR Kenya Certificate of Education (KCE) Division 2 OR Primary Teacher Education (P1 Teacher Training Certificate) OR at least D+ KCSE or KCE Division 3 and in addition have a KNEC ECDE Certificate or Ministry of Education DICECE certificate OR KCE Division 3 and Kenya Advanced Certificate of Education (KACE - A Level) Certificate with a minimum of one (1) Principal Four (4) full terms of preservice training or six (6) inservice training sessions and fulfilling the requirements for teaching practice
ECDE ECDE Certificate KCSE Mean Grade D+ (PLUS) OR KCE Division IV OR P2 teacher training certificate OR a KCPE Certificate and must have passed a proficiency test administered ECDE Primary Teacher Education (PTE) KNEC Proficiency (this is not a course but an examination for those who have not met minimum entry requirement for ECDE Certificate) Certificate KCSE Mean Grade D Plain and below and minimum of KCPE PTE Certificate KCSE Mean Grade C (Plain) with a minimum grade of D (Plain) in Mathematics and C- (Minus) in English OR KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) for visually impaired (VI-blind), hearing impaired (HI) and physically disabled candidates Four (4) full terms of preservice training or six (6) inservice training sessions and teaching practice Teacher Certificate of Adult Education (TCAE) in Teacher Education (DTE) Certificate Certificate KCSE Mean Grade D+ (Plus) FOR Teacher 1 & KCSE Mean Grade D (Plain) FOR Teacher 2 FOR sighted candidates: KCSE Mean Grade C+(Plus) OR equivalent qualification approved with C+ (Plus) in the subjects of specialization, C (Plain) in English, C (Plain) in Mathematics for Science
based courses and D (Plain) in Mathematics for humanities and creative arts courses OR Equivalent qualifications approved in Special Needs Education (SNE) FOR candidates with visual impairment: KCSE Mean Grade C(Plain) OR Equivalent qualification with a C (Plain) in the subjects of specialization, C- (Minus) in English, C- (Minus) in Mathematics for Science based courses and D (Plain) in Mathematics for non-science based courses Primary Teacher Education-P1 Teacher Certificate by training OR P 1 Teacher who has been promoted by the Ministry of Education through the teacher proficiency courses OR KCSE Mean Grade C- (Minus) OR KCE Division 3 with a KNEC Certificate in ECDE or Ministry of Education DICECE Certificate