2022/2023 Top15 Most Marketable KMTC Diploma/Certificate Medical Courses; An Official List Of the Most Marketable Courses Offered At KMTC And Other Medical Affiliated Colleges: Minimum KCSE Grade/Cluster Requirements
As the KUCCPS deadline draws near to a close( 4 Days from the date of this publication) many 2021 and previous years’ KCSE candidates are at crossroads on what courses to apply for. The Kenya University and Colleges Central Placement Services (KUCCPS) opened their portal sometime last week giving a chance to form four graduates to either revise their courses now that the KCSE results were out or apply a new one for those who had not.
High Cluster Points For Versities!
As most applicants attest, qualifying for what is termed as quality degree courses at the local universities has not been a walk in the park. Most well-established universities are requiring high cluster points for dream courses for most form four leavers. As it turns out, most of the applicants are missing out on their dream courses and institutions on cluster subjects and points qualifications
However, there should not be any cause for alarm as the Kenya Medical Training College among other Colleges has not yet advertised its intakes for this cohort of students. (2021) Such colleges offer certificates, diplomas, and Higher Diploma Courses.
For those interested in making careers in the medical field and have not qualified for degree courses all is not lost for they can still apply for the following marketable courses once the Kenya Medical Training College advertises for applications across their many campuses in the country.
This article, therefore, aims at informing and guiding potential applicants on the most marketable courses offered at the aforementioned Medical institution( KMTC)
- Diploma In Community Health Nursing
The KMTC nursing options include Psychiatric nursing, midwifery nursing, Mental health nursing, KRCHN, and KECHN.
All the registered nurses, midwives, and enrolled nurses can work in any hospital while psychiatric and mental health nurses specialize in mental hospitals like the Mathare Mental Referral facility. At the same time, nurses can get licensed and start their clinics for personal profits.
- Diploma Course in Optometry.
This course is highly in demand because most general health facilities currently strive to have specialists in various medical fields and opticians to be specialists. The KMTC course lasts three years.
Successful candidates can immediately get absorbed in one of the numerous private or public hospitals as opticians at attractive salary packages inclusive of allowances.
One can also opt to get a license and start their optical consultancy clinics.
The applicant must score a C plain overall, a C plain in one of the languages and either BIO or CHEM, plus a C in either MATH or PHYC/Metal Work/General Science.
- Diploma Course In Clinical Medicine.Most healthcare facilities seek qualified candidates in this specific field.Any successful candidate in this immediately gets absorbed in one of the numerous private or public hospitals at an impressive salary package.Those with an entrepreneurial spirit can opt to get a license and start their clinics.Course duration for this is 3 years, with most time spent in class.Potential applicants must score a C plain mean score, a C plain in one of the languages and either BIO or CHEM, plus a C- in either MATHEMATICS/ PHYSICS.
- Diploma Course in Pharmacy.This is another extremely marketable KMTC course, whose demand is soaring among public and private health providers.The duration of study is three years with intensive two years of classwork.The successful candidates upon graduation can secure employment in the numerous private/public general health providers as pharmacists at quite competitive salary rates in the market.One can also opt to get a license and start a pharmacy and chemist shop.To qualify for admission, the potential applicant must score a C plain overall, a C plain in one of the languages and either BIOLOGY /CHEMISTRY, plus a C- in either MATHEMATICS/ PHYSICS.
- Diploma in Dental Technology Course.Dental technicians are among the most sought-after Medical professionals in Kenya.This emanates from the fact that a huge chunk of the population requires dental services.The younger children also have their fair share of teeth challenges yet the dental specialists (consultants) are few.The successful candidates upon graduation may get absorbed in the numerous private and public hospitals as dentists at attractive salary packages and allowances. They can also choose to get a license and start their practices.The course is pursued at KMTC Nairobi campus and takes 3 years. To qualify for admission, the potential applicant must have a mean score of C plain, a C plain in one of the languages, and either BIOLOGY/ CHEMISTRY, plus C in either MATHEMATICS or PHYSICS/Metal Work/General Science.
Certificate Courses include:
- Environmental Health Sciences
- Orthopaedic Trauma Medicine
- Medical Engineering
- Nursing
- Health Promotion for the Deaf
- Community Nutrition
- Community Health/ Nursing
- Health Records and IT
- Medical Engineering