The Thika Technical Training Institute Admission Requirements: 2025/2026 for all the courses at the undergraduate, diploma and postgraduate level is updated every year.
Therefore, this article contains the full list of all the diploma & Certificate programmes coupled with their general requirements.
For admission into programmes of study at the Thika Technical Training Institute, TKNP for any first degree or second degree, an applicant must have the following requirements for a successful admission.
THIKA TECHNICAL TRAINING INSTITUTE ADMISSION REQUIREMENT
To join Thika Technical Training Institute, TKNP to pursue a Certificate course, you must have a minimum of C- with specific qualifications in cluster subjects in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examinations (KCSE). For Diploma programmes, you must have attained a minimum of C with specific qualifications in cluster subjects.
General admission requirements
Admission requirements for our diplomas, certificate and diploma courses
- KCSE result slip / Certificate or equivalent
- Two (2) coloured passport size photographs
- Copy of national ID, Passport or birth certificate
Overall, you need a minimum of KCSE mean grade of C- (minus) and above to enrol in the diploma courses. For the certificate courses, you need a minimum of KCSE mean grade D plain and above. For the electrical, mechanical, and civil engineering courses, the minimum requirements are a KCSE mean grade C- and above with a minimum of D+ (plus) in maths and physics. For the certificate courses, you need a minimum of KCSE mean grade D+ with a minimum of D plain in physics or mathematics.
COURSE SPECIFIC ADMISSION REQUIREMENT
Agricultural Engineering Department
Mechanical Engineering
KNEC
Duration
2 Years
Requirements
C- and above fro Diploma D+ for Certificate.
Diploma in General Agriculture –Module 1
KNEC
Duration
1 Year
Requirements
KCSE C-(Minus)and above
Craft Certificate in Agricultural Engineering-TEP
KNEC
Duration
2 Years
Requirements
D(Plain) and above
Craft Certificate in General Agriculture-TEP
KNEC
Duration
2 Years
Requirements
D(Plain) and above
Artisan in Agricultural Mechanics-TEP
KNEC
Duration
2 Years
Requirements
D-(Minus)and below
Artisan in Agri-business
KNEC
Duration
2 Years
Requirements
D-(Minus) and below
Certificate in Business Management – Module 1
KNEC
Duration
9 Months
Welding – Level 4 (CBET)
CDACC
Duration
6 Months
Requirements
Artisan
Craft in Electrical & Electronics (Telecommunication Option – Module 1
KNEC
Duration
1 Year
Requirements
D(Plain)Maths & Phys D)
Automotive Engineering Department
Diploma in Automotive Engineering
Internal
Duration
2 years
Requirements
KCSE C-
Liberal Studies Department
Certificate in Community Development and Social Work
KNEC
Duration
2 Year
Requirements
KCSE D(Plain)
Business Studies Department
Diploma in Business Management – Module 1
KNEC
Duration
9 Months
Requirements
KCSE C-(Minus) and above
Diploma in Supply Chain Management – Module 1
KNEC
Duration
9 Months
Requirements
KCSE C-(Minus) and above
Diploma in Project Management – Module 1
KNEC
Duration
9 Months
Requirements
KCSE C-(Minus) and above
Diploma in Secretarial Studies
KNEC
Duration
9 Months
Requirements
KCSE C- (Minus) and above
Diploma in Sales and Marketing – Module 1
KNEC
Duration
9 Months
Requirements
N/A
Certificate in Supply Chain Management – Module 1
KNEC
Duration
9 Months
Requirements
D(Plain) and above
Certificate in Sales and Marketing – Module 1
KNEC
Duration
9 Months
Requirements
D(Plain) and above
Mechanical Engineering Department
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering – Production Option – Module 1
KNEC
Duration
1 Year
Requirements
KCSE C-(Minus) and above
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering – Plant Option – Module 1
KNEC
Duration
1 Year
Requirements
KCSE C-(Minus) and above
Craft in Mechanical Engineering – Production Option – Module 1
KNEC
Duration
1 Year
Requirements
D(Plain)
Craft in Welding and Fabrication
KNEC
Duration
1 Year
Requirements
D(Plain) or Form Four Certificate
Refrigeration & air conditioning – Level 5 (CBET)
CDACC
Duration
1 Year
Requirements
D(Plain
Electrical & Electronics Department
Diploma in Electrical & Electronics En gineering(Power Option) – Module 1
KNEC
Duration
1 Year
Requirements
C-(Minus)(Maths & Phys D+)
Diploma in Electrical & Electronics Engineering(Tel ecommunication Option) – Module 1
KNEC
Duration
1 Year
Requirements
C-(Minus)(Maths & Phys D+)
Craft in Electrical & Electronics (Power Option – Module 1
KNEC
Duration
1 Year
Requirements
D(Plain)Maths & Phys D)
Craft in Electrical & Electronics (Power Option – Module 11
KNEC
Duration
1 Year
Requirements
Pass in Module 1
Craft in Electrical & Electronics (Telecommunication Option – Module 11
KNEC
Duration
1 Year
Requirements
Pass in Module 1
Health And Applied Sciences Department
Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technology
KNEC
Duration
3 Year
Requirements
C (Plain)
Diploma in Analytical Chemistry
KNEC
Duration
3 Years
Requirements
C-(Minus)
Diploma in Applied Biology – TEP
KNEC
Duration
3 Years
Requirements
C-(Minus)
Diploma in Food Technology
KNEC
Duration
3 Years
Requirements
C-(Minus)
Certificate in Food Technology
KNEC
Duration
2 Years
Requirements
D (Plain)
Information Communication Technology
Diploma in Information Communication Technology -Module 1
KNEC
Duration
1 Year
Requirements
C-(Minus) and above
Diploma in Information Studies -TEP
KNEC
Duration
2 Years
Requirements
C-(Minus) and above
Certificate in Information Communication Technology-Module 1
KNEC
Duration
1 Year
Requirements
D(Plain) and above
Certificate in Information Studies -Module 1
KNEC
Duration
1 Year
Requirements
D(Plain) and above
Building And Civil Engineering Department
Diploma in Civil Engineering–Module 1
KNEC
Duration
1 Year
Requirements
KCSE C-(Minus) and above
Diploma in Building and Construction-Module 1
KNEC
Duration
1 Year
Requirements
KCSE C-(Minus) and above
Diploma in Quantity Surveying-TEP
KNEC
Duration
3 Years
Requirements
KCSE C-(Minus) and above
Diploma in Architecture-Module 1
KNEC
Duration
1 Year
Requirements
KCSE C-(Minus) and above
Open Distance & Flexible Learning
Higher Diploma in Human Resource and Management
KNEC
Duration
1 Year
Requirements
Pass in Diploma in Human Resource &Management
Diploma in Human Resource and Management-Module 1,2 & 3
KNEC
Duration
6 Months/Module
Requirements
KCSE C-(Minus) and above
Certificate in Human Resource and Management -Module 1 & 2
KNEC
Duration
6 Months/Module
Requirements
D(Plain) and above
Diploma in Social Work and Community Development –Module 1,2 & 3
KNEC
Duration
6 Months/Module
Requirements
KCSE C-(Minus) and above
Certificate in Social Work and Community Development
KNEC
Duration
2 Years
Requirements
D(Plain) and above
Diploma in Information Studies
KNEC
Duration
2 Years
Requirements
KCSE C-(Minus) and above
Certificate in Information Studies –Module 1 & 2
KNEC
Duration
6 Months/Module
Requirements
D(Plain) and above
Diploma in Supply Chain Management –Module 1,2 & 3
KNEC
Duration
6 Months/Module
Requirements
KCSE C-(Minus) and above
Certified human Resource Certificate for Professionals
KNEC
Duration
6 Months
Requirements
Diploma in Human Resource and Management
Diploma in Business Management –Module 1,2 & 3
KNEC
Duration
6 Months/Module
Requirements
KCSE C-(Minus) and above
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