Diploma in ICT Technician
Level: Diploma
Duration: 6 Months
Faculty: School of ICT & Artificial Intelligence
Department: N/A
Branch: ICT Technician
Fees: 42,000 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
Every organisation depends on reliable IT. This diploma prepares you to install, secure, maintain, and support enterprise systems — and to lead helpdesk teams that keep businesses running.
Why this diploma elevates your career
Certificate technicians troubleshoot; diploma technicians architect solutions. You study servers, networks, cloud basics, service management, and cybersecurity awareness — the stack employers need as they digitise.
Diploma ICT graduates move into systems administrator, network technician, and IT coordinator roles — with salaries well above entry-level support desks.
Who should enroll
- IT support staff seeking promotion
- Certificate ICT graduates
- Entrepreneurs offering managed IT services
- Students targeting network or systems admin roles
Professional outcomes
- Deploy and maintain networked computer systems
- Administer users, backups and basic server services
- Apply ITIL-style service desk and incident management
- Implement baseline security and disaster recovery
- Meet CDACC Level 6 ICT competencies
Entry Requirements
KCSE C−
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
- Advanced hardware and systems architecture
- Operating systems and virtualisation
- Networking, routing and wireless
- Database and web application support
- IT service management and documentation
- Capstone infrastructure project