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Functions and Courses Offered at KEMI

The Kenya Education Management Institute (KEMI) is a semi-autonomous government agency under the Ministry of Education mandated to train management skills. 

KEMI is the successor of the Kenya Education Staff Institute (KESI). It was established under Legal Notice No. 19 of 2010 as KESI then the name was changed by Legal Notice No. 163 of 2011 to KEMI .

The main functions of the KEMI institution are to train managers in the education sector, carry out research, and provide consultancy services on matters of school leadership. 

The institute mostly trains teachers and managers at the basic education level. However, the institute is not limited to only those and can offer the courses and training to any other interested person.

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Functions of kemi.

As per Legal Notice No. 19 of 2010, these are the roles and functions of The Kenya Education Management Institute (KEMI).

• Provide, directly or in collaboration with other institutions of learning, management training, research, and consultancy services in the education sector on a commercial basis to the public and private sector and to any other persons, local or foreign, who may request such services from it.
• Provide training programmes, seminars, and workshops and produce publications aimed at promoting managerial competence and integrity in the education sector, while utilizing diverse learning methods including open and distance learning approaches.
• Produce, maintain, and disseminate documentation and information services and equipment relating to administrative management, and technical and educational reform issues.
• Serve as a management advisory, consultancy, and resource centre for personnel involved in educational work.
• Research training needs assessments, quality assurance processes, training impact assessments, policy, management, and emerging issues to design appropriate management training programs and ensure the integrity of these programs.
• Provide a forum for effective collaboration between the public and private sectors and other interested parties for capacity building in the education sector.
• Conduct examinations and award diplomas, certificates, and other awards to successful candidates.
• Cost-effectively undertake resource-generative services to build self-sufficiency.
• Generally, promote and carry on the work of a management development institute.

KEMI Courses

The institute offers a variety of programmes which are mostly short courses since the institute trains in-service teachers. The course period can range from a few days to 1 year for the diploma courses. Some of the courses are.

• Diploma in Education Leadership and Management Ongoing
• Diploma in Guidance and Counselling
• Institutional Leadership and Governance for Boards of Management
• Institutional Leadership and Governance for County Education Boards
• Teacher Professional Development Programme

Short course at KEMI

• Instructional Leadership Programme
• Guidance and Counselling for Schools
• Strategic Institutional Leadership Course
• Transformative Leadership
• Financial Management for Bursars and Accounts Clerks
• Career Guidance and Counseling for TVET Institutions.
• Public Procurement for Education Institutions
• Schools of Excellence
• Education for Sustainable Development
• The 21Century Teacher
• Data security and management
• Digital skills for education Managers
• Online safety and security
• ICT integration in education management
• ICT integration in curriculum delivery
• Blended and Online Learning Design
• Qualitative methods for monitoring and evaluating the quality of education
• Human Resource Management
• Customer care and public relations
• Quality Assurance and Standards
• Standards Assessment and Report Writing
• Institutional Based QA
• Data mining management and utilization
• Using education data to monitor education quality, access, and relevance
• Education law, policies, and reforms
• Training of Trainers ( TOT)

Kemi courses registration

The courses are offered both physically and on an online basis. Please confirm on the KEMI website the mode of study for your course before application.

You can register for any course from their website by clicking apply on the respective course

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P.O. Box 62592 - 00200 Nairobi, Kenya.

+254 718 518 422

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www.kemi.ac.ke

Opening Hours: 8:00am -5:00pm

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Click on this link for directions to our offices at Mtama Road off 6th Parklands Avenue.

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About Kenya Education Management Institute (Kemi)

KEMI was established in April 1981 with funds from the World Bank and the Government of Kenya (GoK). The institute was established based on the recommendations of the National Committee on Education Policies (NCOEP).

The purpose of establishing KEMI was to build the capacity of education personnel to enable them deliver education services efficiently and effectively. The Government of Kenya (GoK), development partners and private sector had made a huge investment in education and needed to see returns on this investment. The KEMI capacity building program was built along similar programs such as MANTEP now ADEN in Tanzania (1978) and IADAB in Malaysia (1970).

Initially, KEMI relied on the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Manchester for capacity development of KEMI training staff. From 1990, mentors such as the UNESCO/BREDA, UNESCO IIEP and Commonwealth Secretariat helped in the capacity development of KEMI staff trainers. More recently, USAID and VVOB have helped build the capacity of the institute. KEMI was initially located at Kenyatta University. It was relocated to the former Highridge Teachers Training College in Parklands, in 2006.

A leading institution in management development for education managers.

To provide quality capacity building services through Education and management training, research and consultancy services for long life empowerment of our stakeholders.

QUALITY POLICY STATEMENT

KEMI is committed to improving quality of education by enhancing capacity of education managers through effective and efficient training, research and consultancy services. In order to achieve this objective and help our customers develop their competencies and capacity, we shall continually improve the quality management system based on ISO 9001:2008.

Quality objectives shall be determined, reviewed and realized as a way of achieving this policy.

This policy will be reviewed and revised periodically in line with changing management practices, Kenya Education Management Institute's needs and customer requirements and to meet the regulatory requirements.

Amenities Offered

Modern conference facilities are available for various kinds of meetings with flexible occupation capacities.

We have available hostels ready for occupation by our bonafide students.

Affordable books in our well stocked bookshop.

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KEMI is a capacity building agency for the Ministry of Education; it serves as a springboard for advancing best management practices in the education sector. As valuable as prior college training is, it can never be driven fully towards training education personnel for specific positions within education management. Education Managers therefore need technical and personal skills in management.

At KEMI we believe in innovation. Working to ensure that we innovative systems that make a positive impact in training service delivery is a core value that we hold dear. Milestones such as our distance learning program and e-library have been innovations that have put KEMI on the map. With more innovations emerging in the global arena, KEMI is intent on encouraging innovations that enable us work towards improving the quality of education in Kenya. This is because when education managers are empowered with modern education management knowledge and skills, they know better and so they do better. Ultimately, it is the children who benefit from well managed educational institutions. Read more about KEMI innovations.

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