The Machakos Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private institute in Machakos

Machakos

Machakos is a town in Kenya, 64 kilometres southeast of Nairobi. It is the capital of the Machakos District in Eastern Province of Kenya. Machakos Town is a major rural centre, and also a satellite town due to its proximity to Nairobi. Its population is rapidly growing and is 192,117...

, Eastern Province

Eastern Province (Kenya)

The Eastern Province of Kenya is one of seven regions of the country. Its northern boundary is with Ethiopia; the North Eastern Province and Coast Province lie to the east and south; and the remainder of Kenya's provinces, including Central Province, run along its western border. The provincial...

, Kenya

Kenya

Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

. MIT has six schools with a strong emphasis on social work, community development, scientific and technological research.

MIT was founded in 2008 in response to the increasing expansion in primary and secondary education in Kenya over the years and a lack of corresponding increase in mid-level training colleges and universities. This led to the inability of majority of KCSE school leavers to access training, leading to a huge training gap.

MIT enrolled 300 students and employed 30 faculty members in the 2008/09 school year.

The institute offers short, certificate, diploma and advanced diploma courses. The institute runs consultancy services in all its schools.

The main campus is located at the Machakos-Mombasa road junction.

Schools

MIT is divided into six schools:

• The School of Social Work and Community Development
• The School of Counseling and Psychology
• The School of Applied and Health Sciences
• The School of Business Education
• The School of Computing and Information Technology
• The School of Teacher Education

Qualifications for admission

The minimum qualification for entry to a diploma

Diploma

A diploma is a certificate or deed issued by an educational institution, such as a university, that testifies that the recipient has successfully completed a particular course of study or confers an academic degree. In countries such as the United Kingdom and Australia, the word diploma refers to...

 course is grade KCSE C- or KCE Div. 2 or its equivalent while admission for a certificate

Academic certificate

An academic certificate is a document that certifies that a person has received specific education or has passed a test or series of tests.In many countries, certificate is a qualification attained in secondary education. For instance, students in the Republic of Ireland sit the Junior Certificate...

 course is at least grade KCSE D+ or KCE Div. 3 or the equivalent. Those who have bridging

Bridge program (higher education)

A Bridge program is a higher education program specifically designed to assist a student with an attained initial educational level to attend college courses and achieve a terminal degree in the same field of study and in less time than an entry-level student would require...

 courses are considered on individual basis.

Intake

MIT has 3 intakes: January, May and September. Registration for the distance learning programme is possible throughout the year. Students can register online.

On enrolling and paying the tuition fees, students are issued with a timetable, course outlines, rules and regulations, grading systems, ID card, the institute’s annual calendar, list of textbooks and examination timetable.

Mode of study

Several methods of study are available:

• Full–time (day time): 8.00 am - 6.00 pm Mon – Fri
• Evening classes: 5.30 pm - 7.30pm Mon – Fri
• Saturday classes: 8.00am - 4.00pm
• Blocks: April, August and December
• Distant learning programme (DLP (learning by correspondence)

Examinations

Examinations are administered by several examination bodies:

• Kenya National Examination Council

Kenya National Examination Council

Kenya National Examination Council is the national body responsible for overseeing national examination in Kenya.-Examinations:Some of the exams delivered by KNEC are:...

 (KNEC)

• Machakos Institute of Technology (MIT)

• Association of Business Managers and Administrators (ABMA UK)

• Assessment and Qualification Alliance (AQA

Assessment and Qualifications Alliance

AQA is an Awarding Body in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It compiles specifications and holds examinations in various subjects at GCSE, AS and A Level and offers vocational qualifications. AQA is a registered charity and independent of the Government...

 UK)

• Association of Business Executives

Association of Business Executives

The Association of Business Executives is a professional membership body and an examination board.ABE works with over 500 accredited colleges in 70 countries worldwide to deliver Certificate, Diploma, Advanced Diploma and Postgraduate Diploma level qualifications.Thousands of students are...

 (ABE)

• Institute of Management of Information Systems (IMIS)

• London Centre of Marketing (LCM)

• Kenya Accountancy and Secretarial Board (KASNEB)

• Institute of Commercial Management

Institute of Commercial Management

The Institute of Commercial Management , founded in 1979, is a professional body for Commercial and Business Development Managers and an internationally recognised examining and awarding body for business and management students...

 (ICM

Institute of Commercial Management

The Institute of Commercial Management , founded in 1979, is a professional body for Commercial and Business Development Managers and an internationally recognised examining and awarding body for business and management students...

)

• Microsoft certified system engineer (MCSE)

• International Computer Certifications (ICC)

• Microsoft Certified Application Development (MCAD)

The programmes evaluation and quality assurance is done by Ministry of Education, Science and Technology

Ministry of Education, Science and Technology

The Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology is a cabinet-level division of the government of South Korea. It was created on February 29, 2008-External links:*...

, Commission for Higher Education, Kenya Methodist University

Kenya Methodist University

The Kenya Methodist University is a Chartered private University founded by the Methodist Church in Kenya. It is situated within woodland on the North Eastern slopes of Mount Kenya, five kilometers from Meru Town...

 and Individual Institutions that collaborating with MIT.

Short courses

Short courses are organized at the beginning of each year and posted in Machakos Institutes’ training calendar. Short courses target specific knowledge and skills in a particular field of interest to the learner in a highly interactive manner with other learners. The facilitators are leading authorities in the subject area and are conversant with emerging trends in the field. Trainees get first-hand research and reference experience from trainers of repute who impart the subject matter of the particular field with utmost authority. The institute links up with Kenya Institute of Social Work to offer the most comprehensive training in various programmes in the region.

Consultancy

The objective of the consultancy services is to provide advice in particular areas of expertise. Changing needs in the job market require new specialized knowledge to deal with the fluid environment hence the need for consultancy services.

Clubs

• YCS - Young Christian Students

• CU - Christian Union

• Debate Club

• Drama Club 

• Environmental Club

• Social Workers Club 

• Career Club

Sports

• Soccer

• Netball

Netball

Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...

 

• Volleyball

Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

 

• Rugby

Rugby football

Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...

 

• Athletics (Track and field)

• Basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 

• Table Tennis

Table tennis

Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...

 

• Taekwondo

Taekwondo

Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...

 

• Karate

Karate

is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...

 

• Boxing

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

 

• Swimming

Swimming (sport)

Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...

 

• Badminton

Badminton

Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...

 

• baseball

Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

Footnotes and references

See the About MIT website maintained by MIT http://www.mit.ac.ke/

External links

Machakos Institute of Technology MIT Website

Kenya Ministry of Education Education Website

Kenya National Examination Council Education Website