Tumaini institute of management studies

About the institute

Tumaini Institute of Management Studies is a registered private institution under the ministry of Education under the umbrella of Technical Education and Vocational Authority (TVETA) in Kenya. The Institute was founded in the year 2012 and started its operation in the year 2018. The college is owned by Credit and Debt Management Services Ltd and is currently located at Coffee Plaza 6th floor in Nairobi.

Our courses

1. CERTIFIED CREDIT PROFESSIONALS (CCP)
Entry Level: C+
a) FOUNDATION LEVEL
• Credit Management
• Communication and Customer Relations
• Introduction to Law and Governance
• Credit Risk Management
• Principles of Accounting
• Business Environment

b) INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
• Financial Statements Analysis for Credit Managers
• Corporate Credit Analysis
• Collections Management
• Credit Governance and Compliance

c) ADVANCED LEVEL
• Leadership and Management
• Advanced Credit Risk Management
• Advanced Collections Management
• Debt Recovery Management

2. CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT (CPA)
Entry Level : C+

a) FOUNDATION LEVEL
• Financial Accounting
• Communication Skills
• Introduction to Law and Governance
• Quantitative Analysis
• Information Communication Technology
b) INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
• Company Law
• Financial Management
• Financial Reporting and Analysis
• Auditing and Assurance
• Management Accounting
• Public Finance and Taxation
c) ADVANCED LEVEL
• Leadership and Management
• Advanced Financial Reporting and Analysis
• Advanced Financial Management
• Advanced Auditing and Assurance
• Advanced Management Accounting
• Advanced Public Financial Management
• Business Data Analytics (Practical)

3. CERTIFIED SECRETARIES
Entry Level: C+

a) FOUNDATION LEVEL
• Management Principles and Practice
• Communication Skills and Records Management
• Introduction to Law and Governance
• Principles of Accounting and Taxation
• Human Resources Management
• Information Communication Technology

b) INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
• Company Law
• Public Sector Governance, Policy and Administration
• Meetings: Compliance and Administration
• Financial Markets and Specialised Institutions
• Corporate Governance and Ethics

d) ADVANCED LEVEL
• Strategic Management
• Finance for Decision Making
• Governance and Compliance Audit
• Boardroom Dynamics
• Research Project

4. ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN DIPLOMA (ATD)
Entry Level: C-

a) LEVEL I
• Introduction to Financial Accounting
• Principles of Business Law
• Entrepreneurship and Communication
• Information Communication Technology
b) LEVEL II
• Financial Accounting
• Principles of Management
• Business Mathematics and Statistics
• Fundamentals of Finance
c) LEVEL III
• Principles of Economics
• Fundamentals of Management Accounting
• Principles of Public Finance and Taxation
• Auditing

5. CERTIFICATE IN ACCOUNTING AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS (CAMS)
Entry Level: D

a) LEVEL I
• Principles of Entrepreneurship and Management
• Introduction to Business Law and Ethics
• Fundamental ICT Skills
• Fundamentals of Business Mathematics
b) LEVEL II
• Foundations of Accounting
• Elements of Taxation
• Principles of Marketing and Communication

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iii. Certificate Human Resource

Course Duration: 12 months
Entry Grade: D and Above
Course Outline
Module I
• Fundamentals of HRM
• ICT Practical
• Business Finance
• Financial Accounting
• Office Administration and Management
• Business Calculations and Statistics, business Plan and business Finance
• Entrepreneurship
• Communication Skills
• Information Communication Technology
• Commerce
• Life Skills
• Occupational Safety & Precautions

Module II
• Elements of Labor Law and Industrial Relations
• Trade Project
• Economics
• Practice of HRM
• Office Organization
• Business Law
• HRM Records
• Fundamentals of Management & Environment
• Book Keeping and Accounts

iv. Diploma in Human Resource
Course Duration: 2years
Entry Grade C-
Module I
• Fundamentals of Human Resource Management
• Occupational Safety & Precautions
• ICT Practical
• Business Plan
• Business Law
• Financial Accounting
• Life Skills
• Entrepreneurship
• Communication Skills
• Information Communication Technology
• Office Administration and Management
• Business English
Module II
• Theory & Practice of Human Resource Management
• Labour Law
• Quantitative Methods
• Human and Public Relations
• Human Resource Development
• Principles and Practice of Marketing
• Public Relations
• Labor & Industrial Law
Module III
• Organization Theory and Behavior
• Managerial Accounting
• Labour and Industrial Relations
• Market Research
• Financial Management
• Project (Trade Project)
• Accounting and Control
• Reward Management
• Labour Economics
• Principles and Practice of Management
• Employee Relations
• Market Research

iv. Diploma in Human Resource
Course Duration: 2years
Entry Grade C-
Module I
• Fundamentals of Human Resource Management
• Occupational Safety & Precautions
• ICT Practical
• Business Plan
• Business Law
• Financial Accounting
• Life Skills
• Entrepreneurship
• Communication Skills
• Information Communication Technology
• Office Administration and Management
• Business English
Module II
• Theory & Practice of Human Resource Management
• Labour Law
• Quantitative Methods
• Human and Public Relations
• Human Resource Development
• Principles and Practice of Marketing
• Public Relations
• Labor & Industrial Law
Module III
• Organization Theory and Behavior
• Managerial Accounting
• Labour and Industrial Relations
• Market Research
• Financial Management
• Project (Trade Project)
• Accounting and Control
• Reward Management
• Labour Economics
• Principles and Practice of Management
• Employee Relations
• Market Research

6. CERTIFICATE IN CREDIT MANAGEMENT- LEVEL 5
COURSE DURATION: 12 MONTHS
ENTRY REQUIREMENT
An individual entering this course should have any of the following minimum requirements:
a. Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) mean grade D (plain)
OR
b. Equivalent qualifications as determined by Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA)

CERTIFICATION
An individual will be awarded a Certificate of Competency on demonstration of competence in a unit of competency. To be awarded Certificate in credit officer Certificate Level 5, an individual must demonstrate competence in all the units of competency.
These certificates will be awarded by KNEC in conjunction with the training provider.

  1. CREDIT MANAGEMENT LEVEL 6 DIPLOMA
 
COURSE DURATION:  2 YEARS
ENTRY REQUIREMENT

An individual entering this course should have any of the following minimum requirements:

  1. Credit management Certificate Level 5
  2. Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) C minus
  3. Equivalent qualifications as determined by Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA)
 
CERTIFICATION

A candidate will be issued with a Record of Achievement for each Unit of Competency. To attain the qualification National Diploma Level 6 credit management, the candidate must demonstrate competence in all the units of competency as given in qualification pack. These certificates will be issued by KNEC.

8. ARTISAN STORE-KEEPING
KCSE aggregate Grade of D- (Minus) • KCPE /KCSE Certificate
• Course Duration: 6 months
• Exam Body: KNEC
• Grade: D- and Below

Course Outline

• Clerical Duties
• ICT
• Communication
• Entrepreneurship
• Bookkeeping
• Business Organization
• Life Skills
• Storekeeping
• Mathematics
• General Studies

9. CERTIFICATE HUMAN RESOURCE

Course Duration: 12 months
Entry Grade: D and Above
Course Outline
Module I
• Fundamentals of HRM
• ICT Practical
• Business Finance
• Financial Accounting
• Office Administration and Management
• Business Calculations and Statistics, business Plan and business Finance
• Entrepreneurship
• Communication Skills
• Information Communication Technology
• Commerce
• Life Skills
• Occupational Safety & Precautions

Module II
• Elements of Labor Law and Industrial Relations
• Trade Project
• Economics
• Practice of HRM
• Office Organization
• Business Law
• HRM Records
• Fundamentals of Management & Environment
• Book Keeping and Accounts

xi. Artisan in Store Keeping
KCSE aggregate Grade of D- (Minus) • KCPE /KCSE Certificate
• Course Duration: 6 months
• Exam Body: KNEC
• Grade: D- and Below

Course Outline

• Clerical Duties
• ICT
• Communication
• Entrepreneurship
• Bookkeeping
• Business Organization
• Life Skills
• Storekeeping
• Mathematics
• General Studies

 

The credit management level 6 qualification consists of competencies that a person must achieve to develop credit policy, perform marketing and sales function, invoice products and service orders, monitor business performance, manage debt collection and recovery, evaluate credit portfolio performance, manage credit risk and compliance, implement management information systems in credit , manage customer relationship and apply law governing credit practice.      

ENTRY REQUIREMENT

An individual entering this course should have any of the following minimum requirements:

  1. Credit management Certificate Level 5   
  2.    Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) C minus                 Or
  3. Equivalent qualifications as determined by Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA)

 Assessment

The course will be assessed at two levels: internally and externally. Internal assessment is continuous and is conducted by the trainer who is monitored by an accredited internal verifier while external assessment is the responsibility of TVET CDACC.

Certification

A candidate will be issued with a Record of Achievement for each Unit of Competency. To attain the qualification National Diploma Level 6 credit management, the candidate must demonstrate competence in all the units of competency as given in qualification pack.  These certificates will be issued by TVET CDACC in conjunction with training provider.

Credit management certificate level 5 qualifications consists of competencies that an individual must achieve to administer requests for credit, administer debtors ledger, monitor business performance manage, debt collection and recovery, evaluate credit portfolio performance, manage credit risk and compliance, operate management information systems in credit and manage customer relationship

 ENTRY REQUIREMENT

An individual entering this course should have any of the following minimum requirements:

  1. Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) mean grade D (plain) Or
  2. Equivalent qualifications as determined by Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA)

Field attachment

An individual enrolled in this course will undergo a field attachment for a period of 8 weeks in a credit institution. 

Assessment

  1. Internal assessment: conducted continuously by the trainer (internal assessor) who is monitored by an accredited internal verifier.
  2. External assessment: conducted by an accredited external assessor who is monitored by an accredited external verifier.

The assessors and verifiers are accredited by TVET CDACC which also coordinates external assessment. 

Certification

An individual will be awarded a Certificate of Competency on demonstration of competence in a unit of competency. To be awarded Certificate in credit officer Certificate Level 5, an individual must demonstrate competence in all the units of competency.

These certificates will be awarded by TVET CDACC in conjunction with the training provider.

 DURATION OF STUDY

The course will take duration of 12 months.

Zipporah Njoroge

Founder and director of Studies at Tumaini Institute of Management studies

She is a practicing member of the Institute of Credit Management Kenya (ICM-K) and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Education (Arts) in Accounting, Commerce and Economics and a Certified credit professional (CCP K)

Tumaini institute of Management Studies is the home of professionals. Our trainers are highly experienced and passionate in impacting knowledge.