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School of Business Short Courses

PROPOSED SHORT COURSES FOR MURANG’A COUNTY

1.BACKGROUND

The School of Business and Economics was established in year 2013 and it graduated its first batch of graduates in 2017. The School has grown from having less than ten (10) academic staff to the current 28 academic staff. Out of these 17 are PhD holders. The School projects this number to increase to more than 35 academic staff by the end of the financial year 2024/2025. Currently, the School has over 2,400 students that are spread over the various academic programmes housed under the two teaching departments, namely; Department of Commerce and Department of Human Resource Management. The School welcomes you to partner with us in teaching, learning, training, research and consultancy activities. Teaching and learning activities ranges from short courses, Certificates, Diplomas, Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes. For those who meet the admission requirements in any of our programmes, we gladly invite you to apply. This document introduces the short courses on offer in the School of Business and Economics.

2. SHORT COURSES ON OFFER IN THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

The School of Business and Economics offers the following listed Short Courses. The courses are open to the listed respective target groups.

Short Courses and Target Groups

S/No.	Short Course and Target Group	Key Competencies and Skills	Duration	Fees (KES)
1	Community Engagement in Development Target Group: i. Community Leaders ii. Women Group Leaders iii. Form Four Leavers	At the end of the training, participants will be able to: i. Demonstrate an understanding of key concepts of community engagements in development. ii. Examine contemporary emerging issues in community engagement and development. iii. Analyze community engagement platforms in development. iv. Assess theories of community engagement and development.	2 Weeks	30,000
2	Entrepreneurship Financial Literacy Target Group: i. Entrepreneurs operating SMEs ii. Women Group Leaders iii. Form Four Leavers	At the end of the training, participants will be able to: i. Demonstrate the concept of Entrepreneurship Financial Literacy. ii. Explore various elements of money management. iii. Analyze spending decisions in entrepreneurship. iv. Evaluate the importance of record-keeping in Entrepreneurship Financial Literacy.	2 Weeks	30,000
3	Public Procurement and Contract Management Target Group: i. County and National Government Officials ii. Procurement Officers and Specialists iii. Finance and Budget Officers iv. Legal Advisors v. Project Managers vi. Internal Auditors vii. Heads of Departments viii. Ethics and Compliance Officers	At the end of the training, participants will be able to: i. Understand the legal and regulatory framework of public procurement. ii. Develop and implement effective procurement strategies. iii. Conduct transparent and efficient tendering and bid evaluation processes. iv. Manage contracts effectively, ensuring compliance and performance. v. Uphold ethical standards and accountability in procurement activities. vi. Utilize technology to enhance procurement processes. vii. Apply best practices and innovations in public procurement and contract management.	5 Days	20,000
4	Transformational Leadership and Service Delivery Target Group: i. Elected County Officials ii. Senior Managers and Administrators iii. Mid-Level Managers iv. Community Leaders and Stakeholders	At the end of the training, participants will be able to: i. Demonstrate enhanced leadership capabilities tailored to county governance. ii. Apply innovative strategies to improve public service delivery. iii. Foster effective community engagement and collaboration. iv. Utilize strategic planning for sustainable development. v. Implement accountability and transparency measures to enhance governance.	5 Days	20,000
5	Business Planning Target Group: i. Existing and Aspiring Entrepreneurs ii. Youth Entrepreneurs iii. Women Entrepreneurs	At the end of the training, participants will be able to: i. Demonstrate an understanding of business planning. ii. Describe the components of a business plan. iii. Carry out a feasibility study. iv. Develop a business plan.	5 Days	20,000
6	Entrepreneurship Skills Target Group: i. Existing and Aspiring ii. Youth Entrepreneurs iii. Women Entrepreneurs	At the end of the training, participants will be able to: i. Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamentals,concepts and processes of entrepreneurship. ii.Demonstrate understanding of the entrepreneurial perspective iii.Develop the skills required for entrepreneurship iv.Present creative and innovative ideas in a business of choice v. Demonstrate attitudes and values required in self- employment	5 Days	20,000
7	Performance Management Target Group: i. Managers ii. Supervisors iii.Team Leaders iv.Human resource Professionals and v.Employees in any field	At the end of the training, participants will be able to: i.Demonstrate an understanding of organizational vision, mission and goals (PMS). ii.Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship in the components of PMS iii.Design an effective PMS iv.Implement and manage an effective PMS.	5 Days	20,000
8	Value Chain Analysis In Entrepreneurship Target Group: i.Youths in Business. ii.Women and Men in Business. iii.Existing and Aspiring Entrepreneurs.	At the end of the training, participants will be able to: i.Demonstrate the understanding Value chain ii.Describe the Value Chain Approaches. iii.Interpret the various Concepts/Component s of value Chain iv.Demonstrate an Understanding of Value Chain application v.Application of value chain analysis in the informal sector	5 Days	20,000

S/No.	Name of Bank	Name of Branch	Account Name	Account Number
1	Equity Bank	Murang’a	Equity Collection Account	0220273636188
2	Kenya Commercial Bank	Murang’a	KCB Collection	1107198356
3	Co-operative Bank	Murang’a	Co-operative Fees Collection	01129573999200

School of Business Short Courses

1.BACKGROUND

2. SHORT COURSES ON OFFER IN THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

Short Courses and Target Groups

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