Diploma in Banking and Finance

Course Description

The three-year course is intended to equip the trainee with knowledge, skills and attitudes that will enable him/her to perform basic management functions in retail banking.

Course Topics

Units:

  1. Social studies 
  2. Quantitative methods
  3. Communication
  4. Entrepreneurship education
  5. Economics
  6. Principles and practice of management
  7. Marketing of financial services
  8. Accountancy
  9. Law relating to banking services
  10. Branch banking: law and practices

Units:

  1. Quantitative methods
  2. Information technology
  3. Entrepreneurship education
  4. The monetary and financial systems
  5. Management in banking
  6. Lending
  7. Investment
  8. Accountancy
  9. Branch banking: law and practice
  10. Law relating to banking services

Units:

  1. The monetary and financial systems
  2. Lending 
  3. Investments
  4. Accountancy
  5. Branch banking: law and practices
  6. Finance of international trade: payment and services
  7. Project

Career Opportunities

Graduates can work in banking as well as non-banking financial institutions. Possible careers could be as tellers, loan/ credit officers and investments bankers.

Entry Requirements

Passed relevant craft course in Banking and Finance

Or

Passed Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) with an average grade of C- 

Or

Equivalent qualification as determined by the Kenya National Examinations Council(KNEC)