• Instructor: Jolearn College
• Lectures: 17
• Duration: 96 weeks

Certified Secretaries (CS)

The course imparts knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to, among other competencies: 

• Practice and promote principles of good governance within public and private sector entities 
• Implement and comply with legal, regulatory and ethical requirements in practice 
• Ensure proper conduct and management of meetings 
• Undertake consultancy and advisory services in corporate secretarial and related practices 
• Manage boardroom dynamics 
• Undertake governance and compliance audits 

The course is aimed at persons who wish to qualify and work or practice as corporate secretaries, policy formulators and consultants in governance, governance and compliance auditors and administrators at county and national levels and in the private sector.

Entry Qualifications

A person seeking to be registered as a student for any of the professional examinations must show evidence of being a holder of one of the following minimum qualifications:

• Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination with an aggregate average of at least grade C+ (C plus) or its equivalent.
• Kenya Advanced Certificate of Education (KACE) with at least TWO Principal passes provided that the applicant has credits in Mathematics and English at Kenya Certificate of Education (KCE) level or equivalent qualifications.
• KASNEB technician, diploma or professional examination certificate.
• A degree from a recognized university.
• International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) examination grade C in 6 papers with C in both English and Mathematics.
• Such other certificates or diplomas may be approved by KASNEB.

Assessment will be conducted in a variety of ways, including examinations, projects and workshops attendance.