THE RIFT VALLEY NATIONAL POLYTECHNIC
Technology for Industrialization
Nakuru Njoro Road P.O. Box 7182-20100 Nakuru – Tel: 0720 66 82 38
Email: [email protected] Website: www.rvist.ac.ke
COURSES OFFERED
The Rift Valley Institute of Science and Technology (RVIST) is a giant institution offering a total of over 42 different courses in Higher National Diploma, Diploma, Craft and Artisan Programs.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
| 1. | Agricultural Extension | 4 | 6 Months | KCSE E & D-(Minus) | CDACC | |
| 2. | Agricultural Extension | 5 | 1 | Year | KCSE D | CDACC |
| 3. | Agricultural Extension | 6 | 2 | Years | KCSE C-(Minus) | CDACC |
| 4. | Agripreneurship | 4 | 6 Months | KCSE E & D-(Minus) | CDACC | |
| 5. | Agripreneurship | 5 | 1 | Year | KCSE D | CDACC |
| 6. | Agripreneurship | 6 | 2 | Years | KCSE C-(Minus) | CDACC |
| 7. | Dairy Farm Management | 4 | 6 Months | KCSE E & D-(Minus) | CDACC | |
| 8. | Dairy Farm Management | 5 | 1 | Year | KCSE D | CDACC |
| 9. | Dairy Farm Management | 6 | 2 | Years | KCSE C-(Minus) | CDACC |
| 10. | Dairy Plant Management | 5 | 1 | Year | KCSE D | CDACC |
| 11. | Dairy Processing | 4 | 6 Months | KCSE E & D-(Minus) | CDACC | |
| 12. | Poultry Layer Production Operations | 4 | 6 Months | KCSE E & D-(Minus) | CDACC | |
| 13. | Horticulture Production | 4 | 6 Months | KCSE E & D-(Minus) | CDACC | |
| 14. | Sustainable Agriculture | 5 | 1 | Year | KCSE D | CDACC |
| 15. | Sustainable Agriculture | 6 | 2 | Years | KCSE C-(Minus) | CDACC |
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
| 1. | Automotive Technician | 4 | 6 Months | KCSE E & D-(Minus) | CDACC | |
| 2. | Motor Cycle Mechanics | 4 | 6 Months | KCSE E & D-(Minus) | CDACC | |
| 3. | Automotive Engineering | 5 | 1 Year | KCSE D+ | CDACC | |
| 4. | Automotive Engineering | 6 | 2 Years | KCSE C-(Minus) | CDACC | |
| 5. | Mechatronics | 5 | 6 Months | KCSE E & D-(Minus) | CDACC | |
| 6. | Automotive Mechatronics Technology | 6 | 2 Years | KCSE C-(Minus) | CDACC | |
| 7. | Mechanical Production (Lathe operations | 4 | 6 Months | KCSE E & D-(Minus) | CDACC | |
| and Fabrication) | ||||||
| 8. | Welding and Fabrication | 4 | 6 Months | KCSE E & D-(Minus) | CDACC | |
| 9. | Welding and Fabrication | 5 | 1 Year | KCSE D+ | CDACC | |
| 10. | Welding and Fabrication | 6 | 2 Years | KCSE C-(Minus) | CDACC |
| 11. | Agricultural Engineering | 6 | 2 Years | KCSE C-(Minus) | CDACC |
| 12. | Agricultural Machinery & Equipment | 5 | 1 Year | KCSE D+ | CDACC |
| 13. | Agriculture Machinery & Equipment | 4 | 6 Months | KCSE E & D-(Minus) | CDACC |
DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING
| 1. | Building Technology | 5 | 1 | Year | KCSE D | CDACC |
| 2. | Building Technology | 6 | 2 | Years | KCSE C-(Minus) | CDACC |
| 3. | Carpentry & Joinery | 4 | 6 Months | KCSE E & D-(Minus) | CDACC | |
| 4. | Carpentry & Joinery | 5 | 1 | Year | KCSE D | CDACC |
| 5. | Construction Management | 6 | 2 | Years | KCSE C-(Minus) | CDACC |
| 6. | Land Surveying | 5 | 1 | Year | KCSE D | CDACC |
| 7. | Land Surveying | 6 | 2 | Years | KCSE C-(Minus) | CDACC |
| 8. | Masonry | 4 | 6 Months | KCSE E & D-(Minus) | CDACC | |
| 9. | Plumbing | 4 | 6 Months | KCSE E & D-(Minus) | CDACC | |
| 10. | Plumbing | 5 | 1 | Year | KCSE D | CDACC |
| 11 | Plumbing | 6 | 2 | Years | KCSE C-(Minus) | CDACC |
| 12. | Architectural Draftsman | 5 | 1 | Year | KCSE D | CDACC |
| 13. | Architecture | 6 | 2 | Years | KCSE C-(Minus) | CDACC |
| 14. | Civil Engineering | 6 | 2 | Years | KCSE C-(Minus) | CDACC |
| 15. | Quantity Surveying | 6 | 2 | Years | KCSE C-(Minus) | CDACC |
| 16. | Road Transport Management | 6 | 2 | Years | KCSE C-(Minus) | CDACC |
| 17. | Waste water and Sanitation | 6 | 2 | Years | KCSE C-(Minus) | CDACC |
| 18. | Engineering Water Engineering | 6 | 2 | Years | KCSE C-(Minus) | CDACC |
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS STUDIES
| 1. | Accountancy | 6 | 2 | Years | KCSE C-(Minus) or Accountancy Level 5 | CDACC |
| 2. | Banking & Finance | 6 | 2 Years | KCSE C-(Minus) or Banking & Finance Level | 5CDACC | |
| 3. | Business Management | 5 | 1 Year | KCSE D or Business Management Level 4 | CDACC | |
| 4. | Business Management | 6 | 2 Years | KCSE C-(Minus) or Business Management Level 5 | CDACC | |
| 5. | Cooperative Management | 5 | 1 Year | KCSE D | CDACC | |
| 6. | Cooperative Management | 6 | 2 Years | KCSE C-(Minus) or Cooperative Management Level 5 | CDACC | |
| 7. | Human Resource Management | 6 | 2 Years | KCSE C-(Minus) or Human Resource | CDACC | |
| Management Level 5 | ||||||
| 8. | Human Resource Management | 5 | 1 | Year | KCSE D+ or Dairy Farming Level 4 | CDACC |
| 9. | Office Administration (Secretarial) | 5 | 1 | Year | KCSE D or Office Administration Level 4 | CDACC |
| 10. | Office Administration (Secretarial) | 6 | 2 | Years | KCSE C-(Minus) or Office Administration | CDACC |
| Level 5 | ||||||
| 11 | Office Assistant | 4 | 6 Months | KCSE E & D-(Minus) | CDACC | |
| 12. | Supply Chain Management | 5 | 1 Year | KCSE D or Supply Chain Management | ||
| Level 4 | CDACC | |||||
| 13. | Supply Chain Management Store | 6 | 2 | Years | KCSE C-(Minus) or Supply Chain | CDACC |
| Management Level 5 | ||||||
| 14. | Keeping Management | 4 | 6 Months | KCSE E & D-(Minus) | CDACC | |
| 15. | Store Keeping Management | 5 | 1 | Year | KCSE D (Plain) | CDACC |
| 16. | Road Transport Management | 5 | 1 | Years | KCSE D (Plain) | CDACC |
| 17. | Road Transport Management | 6 | 2 | Years | KCSE C-(Minus) or Road Transport level 5 | CDACC |
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS
| 1. | Electronics Engineering | 5 | 1 | Year | KCSE D+ |
| 2. | Electronics Engineering | 6 | 2 | Years | KCSE C-(Minus) |
| 3. | Electrical Engineering (Power Option) | 6 | 2 | Years | KCSE C-(Minus) |
| 4. | Solar PV | 4 | 6 | Months | KCSE E & D-(Minus) |
| 5. | Solar PV | 5 | 1 | Year | KCSE D+ |
| 6. | Telecommunication Engineering | 5 | 1 | Year | KCSE D+ |
| 7. | Telecommunication Engineering | 6 | 2 | Years | KCSE C-(Minus) |
| 8. | Electrical Installation (Power) | 4 | 6 | Months | KCSE D-(Minus) |
| 9. | Electrical Installation (Power) | 5 | 1 | Year | KCSE D+ |
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND APPLIED SCIENCES
| 1. | Nutrition & Dietetics | Craft | 2 | Years | KCSE D+ (PLUS) with D in Math/ | KNEC/ |
| Physics, D in Bio & D in Chem. | KNDI | |||||
| KCSE C- (MINUS) with D+ in | ||||||
| 2. | Nutrition & Dietetics | Diploma | 3 | Years | Eng/Kisw, Bio, Chem and D in | KNEC/ |
| Math/Physics/Home Science/ | ||||||
| KNDI | ||||||
| Agr. | ||||||
| 3. | Science Laboratory | 5 | 1 | Year | KCSE D+ | CDACC |
| 4. | Science Laboratory | 6 | 2 | Years | KCSE C-(Minus) | CDACC |
| 5. | Applied Biology | 6 | 2 | Years | KCSE C-(MINUS) with C- in Bio, | CDACC |
| D+ in Chem, D+ in Math/Agr. & | CDACC | |||||
| D+ in Eng/Kisw. | ||||||
| 6. | Analytical Chemistry | 6 | 2 | Years | KCSE C-(MINUS) with C- in | CDACC |
| Chem, D+ in Math and D+ in | ||||||
| Eng/Kisw. | ||||||
| KCSE C-(MINUS) with C- in | ||||||
| 7. | Medical Engineering | 6 | 2 Years | Chem, D+ in Math and D+ in | CDACC | |
| Eng/Kisw. | ||||||
| 8. | Petroleum & Geoscience | Craft | 2 | Year | KCSE D | KNEC |
| 9. | Petroleum & Geoscience | Diploma | 3 | Years | KCSE C-(Minus) | KNEC |
| 10. | Food Technology | 6 | 2 | Years | KCSE C-(Minus) | CDACC |
| DEPARTMENT OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM | ||||||
| 1. | Baking Technology | 4 | 6 Months | KCSE E & D-(Minus) | CDACC | |
| 2. | Baking Technology | 5 | 1 Year | KCSE D | CDACC | |
| 3. | Baking Technology | 6 | 2 | Years | KCSE C-(Minus) | CDACC |
| 4. | Fashion Design | 4 | 6 Months | KCSE E & D-(Minus) | CDACC | |
| 5. | Fashion Design | 5 | 1 Year | KCSE D | CDACC | |
| 6. | Fashion Design Management | 6 | 2 Years | KCSE C-(Minus) | CDACC | |
| 7. | Food & Beverage Production (Culinary Arts) | 4 | 6 Months | KCSE E & D-(Minus) | CDACC | |
| 8. | Food & Beverage Production (Culinary Arts) | 5 | 1 Year | KCSE D | CDACC | |
| 9. | Food & Beverage Sales & Service Manager | 6 | 2 Years | KCSE C-(Minus) | CDACC | |
| 10. | Food & Beverage Sales Management | 6 | 2 Years | KCSE C-(Minus) | CDACC | |
| 11 | Food Technology | 4 | 6 Months | KCSE E & D-(Minus) | CDACC | |
| 12. | Hair Dressing | 4 | 6 Months | KCSE E & D-(Minus) | CDACC | |
| 13. | Hair Dressing | 5 | 1 Year | KCSE D | CDACC | |
| 14. | Beauty Therapy | 4 | 6 Months | KCSE E & D-(Minus) | CDACC | |
| 15. | Beauty Therapy | 5 | 1 Year | KCSE D | CDACC | |
| 16. | House Keeping | 4 | 6 Months | KCSE E & D-(Minus) | CDACC | |
| 17. | House Keeping & Accommodation | 5 | 1 Year | KCSE D | CDACC | |
| 18. | House Keeping & Accommodation | 6 | 2 Years | KCSE C-(Minus) | CDACC | |
| 19. | Tourism & Travel Management | 5 | 1 Year | KCSE D | CDACC | |
| 20. | Tourism & Travel Management | 6 | 2 Years | KCSE C-(Minus) | CDACC | |
| 21. | Tour Guide | 5 | 1 Year | KCSE D | CDACC | |
| DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY | ||||||
| 1. | INFORMATION COMMUNICATION | 4 | 6 Months | KCSE E & D-(Minus) | CDACC | |
| TECHNOLOGY | ||||||
| 2. | INFORMATION COMMUNICATION | 5 | 1 Year | KCSE D | CDACC | |
| TECHNOLOGY | ||||||
| 3. | INFORMATION COMMUNICATION | 5 | 1 Year | KCSE D | CDACC | |
| TECHNOLOGYTechnician | ||||||
| 4. | Library and Information science | 5 | 1 Year | KCSE D | CDACC | |
| 5. | Library and Information science | 6 | 2 Years | KCSE C-(Minus) Pass in Level 5 | CDACC | |
| 6 | ||||||
| 6. | Records and Archives Management | 2 Years | KCSE C-(Minus),Pass in Level 5 | CDACC | ||
| 6 | ||||||
| 7. | Computer Science | 2 Years | KCSE C-(Minus),Pass in Level 5 | CDACC | ||
| 5 | ||||||
| 8. | Records and Archives | 1 Year | KCSE D | CDACC | ||
DEPARTMENT OF LIBERAL STUDIES
| Counselling Psychology | 5 | 1 Year | KCSE D | CDACC |
| Counselling Psychology | 6 | 2 Years | KCSE C-(Minus) | CDACC |
| Social Work & Community Development | 5 | 1 Year | KCSE D | CDACC |
| Social Work & Community Development | 6 | 2 Years | KCSE C-(Minus) | CDACC |
Those applying for KASNEB/ KISM courses for the first time to register with relevant bodies. Application Instructions:-
Fill in the application form available at www.rvist.ac.ke/downloads or at any of our campus and upload /submit copies of ID card, Birth Certificate, academic certificates (Result slip & leaving) and non-refundable fee of Kshs.500/- to be deposited in RVIST A/C Nakuru Branch at Cooperative Bank 01129087643400. Deposits may be made at any branch country wide. Include your mobile number in your application form. For more details visit our website www.rvist.ac.ke or email: [email protected]
Note: Rift Valley Institute of Science and Technology does not discriminate on account of gender or disability.
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