Certificate in Business Management
Level: Certificate
Duration: 4 Months
Faculty: School of Business Studies
Department: N/A
Branch: Business Management
Fees: 32,000 KES Per Term
Examining Body: CDACC
Modes: Onsite (In Class)
Ideal For: High School Leaver Undergraduate Student Postgraduate Student Working Professional Career Switcher Adult Learner Skills Upgrade Educator or Teacher Government Staff General Public
Campuses: Main Campus
About This Course
Businesses fail when operations, money, and people are managed informally. This certificate gives you the vocabulary and tools of management — planning, records, customer care, and teamwork — so you can grow from clerk to supervisor.
Why this certificate advances your career
Employers promote staff who understand how the whole business works, not just one task. You study communication, basic accounting, office systems, and entrepreneurship with cases drawn from Kenyan SMEs and organisations.
Business management certificates qualify you for administrator, coordinator, and junior officer roles with a clear path to HRM, marketing, or diploma-level management.
Who should enroll
- KCSE graduates entering corporate or SME roles
- Supervisors without formal business training
- Entrepreneurs structuring growing ventures
- Students targeting diploma in business
Learning outcomes
- Explain core business functions and how they interrelate
- Prepare basic financial records and budgets
- Communicate professionally in workplace settings
- Apply customer service and sales support practices
- Meet CDACC business management standards
Entry Requirements
KCSE D−
Admission Requirements
A copy of KCSE certificate / result slip
2 colored passports
A copy of national ID / passport
1 ream of papers
1 spring file
Course Structure
Programme coverage
- Introduction to business and management
- Business communication and office administration
- Financial accounting fundamentals
- Marketing and customer relations
- Entrepreneurship and small business planning
- Business law and ethics
- CDACC assessment and business project