KMTC Short Courses, Qualifications and Fees

KMTC Short Courses, Qualifications, and Fees: Every year there are numerous KMTC Short Courses that aim to improve the skills and knowledge of medical staff across the country. If you are a health worker looking for marketable short courses in KMTC, we have listed some of the approved courses as shown below.

KMTC Short Courses, Qualifications and Fees

1. Echocardiography

What the course entails

The course enables the participants to perform and interpret echocardiograms and ultrasound imaging of the heart and blood flow, gain an expert understanding of the latest scientific laboratory equipment including the use of the clinical skills laboratory and echocardiographic machines

Target Group

• Radiographers
• Healthcare professionals with a strong background
• Anatomy & physiology.

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Campus

• Nairobi

Duration

3 months (part-time)

Fees

90,500

2. Monitoring & Evaluation

What the course is all about

The course provides participants with the requisite knowledge to design and implement healthcare projects to meet the populations’ health needs and promote evidence-based decision-making. Graduates work with local & international NGOs, public & private sector projects Project Managers, Project Officers, Project

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Target Group

• Assistants
• Health information officers
• Practitioners involved in designing, supervising, coordinating, or monitoring interventions

Minimum Diploma

Campuses

• Siaya
• Nairobi
• Murang’a

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Duration

4 weeks full-time

Fees

35,500

3. Healthcare Entrepreneurship

What the course is all about

This course empowers participants to become healthcare entrepreneurs or to manage their healthcare businesses profitably

Target Group

• Healthcare workers and those in healthcare business

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Campuses

• Nairobi

Duration

2 weeks

Fees

25,500

4. Health Systems Management

What the course entails

This course prepares participants to become managers in the healthcare sector.

Target Group

• Healthcare workers with minimum qualification of Diploma (healthcare professionals
•  Health administrators
•  Human resources officers
•  Procurement officers
•  Project managers, etc)

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Campuses

• Nairobi

Duration

4 weeks (online)

Fees

40,500

5. HIV Training and Counseling services (HTS)

Description

The course prepares participants to provide comprehensive HIV Testing Services (HTS), strengthen linkage to care and treatment and other posttest services, define target populations who may particularly benefit from HIV testing services (accredited by NASCOP)

Target Group

• Health workers
• Anyone interested in working in HIV/AIDS programs

(minimum Diploma)

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Campus

• Lake Victoria,
• Nairobi, Kisumu,
• Machakos
• Homa Bay, Nakuru

Duration

3 weeks

Fees

24,500

6. Adherence Counseling

What the course entails

The course equips participants with knowledge & skills to motivate persons living with HIV/AIDS to maintain their treatment and adhere to the guidelines provided

Target Group

Those with certificates in

• HTS- health or social sciences
• counseling community health & development.

(Must have done VCT counseling)

Campuses

• Nairobi
• Lake Victoria
• Homa Bay
• Machakos
• Nakuru

Duration

1 Week full-time + 1-month practicum/ mentorship

Fees

16,500

7. Leadership Development Program

What the course entails

This course is focused on building the leadership capacity of healthcare workers. Working in their real work teams, participants learn leading, managing, and governing practices that enable them to face challenges

and achieve measurable results

Target  Group

Training targets teams from healthcare units.

Teams learn through implementing a leadership

the project was chosen by their health system leaders

Campus

Nairobi

Duration

4 workshops of 3 days each.

Fee

50,500

8. Safe Phlebotomy

What the course entails

The course gives participants knowledge and skills to perform safe phlebotomy, provide quality specimens for laboratory tests, handle phlebotomy equipment, and avoid occupational exposure.

Target Group

• Laboratory technicians
• Technologists
• Scientists
• Medical officers
• Clinical officers
• Nurses
• other certificate or diploma in health-related course

Campuses

• Nairobi
• Port Reitz
• Lake Victoria
• Nyeri
• Kitui
• Machakos

Duration

3 days

Fee

15,500

9. Exercise Physiology and Prescription

(Therapeutic)

What the course entails

The training provides participants with knowledge and skills on global evidence-based standardized exercise protocols after musculoskeletal injuries.

Target Group

• Physiotherapists Minimum Requirement Diploma in Physiotherapy

Campus

• Nairobi

Duration

2 weeks

Fee

15,500

10. First Aid and basic life support

What the course entails

This course empowers participants to prevent and manage life-threatening emergencies.

Target Group

Training follows

• Approved international guidelines Drivers
• Hoteliers
• Police officers
• Security firms
• County emergency / Disaster teams
• Teachers/ carers etc

Campuses

• Eldoret
• Makindu
• Thika
• Machakos
• Msambweni

Duration

2 weeks (part-time)

  Fees

10,500

11. Vestibular Rehabilitation

What the course entails

This course prepares participants with knowledge and skills to manage the vestibular system, dizziness, and balance disturbance disorders.

Target Group

• Physiotherapists
• Minimum Requirement

Diploma in  Physiotherapy

Campus

• Nairobi

Duration

One week

Fees

10,500

12. Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation

What the course entails

This prepares participants to address the physiotherapy management of a person with cardiac/ pulmonary system dysfunction

Target Group

• Physiotherapists Minimum Requirement Diploma in Physiotherapy

Campus

•  Nairobi

Duration

2 weeks

Fees

15,500

13. Sign Language for Health Workers

What the course entails

The course prepares participants to communicate in sign language, helping the deaf access healthcare in line with Universal Health Coverage

Target Group

• Health workers & those interested in working with the deaf; minimum requirement Certificate in any course

Campuses

• Moi
• Murang’a

Duration

6 months (3 full-time & 3 practicum)

Fees

60,500

14. Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation

What this course entails

This course is designed to provide participants with essential skills to assess pelvic floor dysfunctions and treatment interventions using evidence-based practice techniques.

Target Group

• Physiotherapists Minimum Requirement Diploma in Physiotherapy

Campus

• Nairobi

Duration

2 weeks

Fees

20,500

15. Integumentary and wound care

What the course entails

This course is designed to equip participants with Physiotherapy skills in wound management and related pathologies regarding assessment, diagnosis, and treatment.

Target Group

• Physiotherapists
• Minimum Requirement Diploma in Physiotherapy

Campuses

• Nairobi

Duration

2 weeks

Fees

20,500

16. Geriatric Rehabilitation

What the course entails

This course focuses on biopsychosocial aspects of aging. Integration of physical aging process, appropriate evidence-based evaluation techniques, outcome measures, and design of effective treatment plan.

Target group

• Physiotherapists
• Minimum Requirement Diploma in Physiotherapy

Campuses

• Nairobi

Duration

2 weeks

Fees

15,500

17. Nutrition in critical care

What the course entails

The course prepares participants to assess the nutritional needs of critically ill patients, formulate appropriate nutritional interventions, and apply an integrated approach to manage critically ill patients

Target Group

• Healthcare workers
• Doctors
• Nurses
• Clinical officers
• Nutritionists
• Pharmacy technologists
• lab technologists
• Community health workers

Campuses

• Makueni
• Thika

Duration

2 weeks

Fees

25,500

18. Point of Care Ultrasound in Midwifery

What the course entails

The course prepares participants to be proficient in using computers for daily office work, a basic requirement for employment.

Target Group

• Practicing midwives.

Minimum qualification Certificate in Nursing (ECHN, KRCHN, BsN)

Campus

• Nairobi

Duration

6 months full time

Fees

100,500

19. Pediatric Neuro-rehabilitation

What the course entails

This course is designed to provide participants with evidence-based essential skills in the treatment of children with musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, and cognitive impairments.

Target Group

• Physiotherapists

Minimum Requirement Diploma in Physiotherapy

Campus

• Nairobi

Duration

2 weeks

Fees

15,500

20. Upper Extremity Splinting in Occupational Therapy

What the course entails

The course equips participants with current knowledge and skills to more efficiently manage injuries and conditions of the upper extremity through splinting

Target Group

• Practicing Occupational therapists

Minimum qualification Diploma

Campus

• Nairobi

Duration

2 weeks Blended (1 week online, 1 week on Campus)

Fees

25, 000

21. Regional Anaesthesia and Acute pain management

What the course entails

This course prepares participants to perform regional blocks, manage acute pain, and improve perioperative care. They will able to prepare and utilize nerve block equipment such as point of care ultrasound

Target Group

Higher National Diploma in anesthesia (Clinical Medicine or Nursing)

Campus

Nairobi

Duration

6 Months

Fees

80, 000

22. Community Health Extension Work

What the course entails

Be a serving Community Health Assistant / Community Health Officer or qualify for any of the following fields:

• Health Promotion
• Community Health Nurse,
• Environmental Health,
• Epidemiology,
• Health Records and Information
• Health Systems Management,
• Population Health,
• Anthropology,
• Community Development
• Community Health
• Community Oral Health
• Counseling
• Nutrition
• Psychology
• Public Health
• Social Work and Sociology or its equivalent field from a recognized institution.

Target group

• CHEWs working with County Governments

holders of health-related certificate or Diploma

Campus

Nairobi (E-learning)

Duration

4 Months

Fees

52,000

24. Community Mental Health

What the course entails

This course prepares participants to promote mental health in the community, provide mental health ‘first aid’, recognize and refer clients, and support recovery & integration of clients with mental health disorders.

Target Group

• Community-based workers
• Community Health
• Volunteers/assistants
• religious leaders & other community gatekeepers
• Academic- KCPE/ ability to read and write.

Campuses

• Mathari
• Port Reitz
• Muranga

Duration

12 weeks of Distance learning, with on-campus module introductory sessions.

Fees

25,500

25. International English Language Course

What the course entails

The course is designed to prepare participants for IELTS (International English Language Testing System) and OET (Occupational English Language Test) in preparation for study/migration abroad.

Target Group

• Healthcare workers and anyone interested in sitting for the International English Language Tests (IELTS & OET)

Campus

• Coordinated from Nairobi

Duration

6 weeks (online, evening classes)

Fees

10,000