Health Sciences (HS) is the premier department responsible for training high-quality health workers in various cadres.
All the courses are fully accredited by the respective professional bodies: Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB), Association of Medical Engineers of Kenya (AMEK), Kenya Nutritionists and Dieticians Institute (KNDI), and Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board (KMLTTB). To support the above programs, the department boasts 24 academic staff members, with vast field experience in the healthcare sector and who are licensed by their professional bodies.
The department is also very active in research. During Covid-19 pandemic, members of the department produced KBS-certified sanitizers, fumigants, and detergents, which were used by the college and sold to external entities. Students and trainers are also heavily involved in TVET fairs and exhibitions.
Training Facilities
We take pride in the modern classrooms and medical laboratories built by the college. Our training is practical-based in line with the TVET Training Act. In that regard, we have also partnered with various top public hospitals in Western Kenya that helps us achieve industry and market-based exposure for our trainees. Our philosophy is to train holistic health professionals, who are knowledgeable, problem solvers, effective communicators, and with the requisite practical and entrepreneurial skills, who can contribute to achieving Universal Healthcare Coverage for our country. KISTTI is a great place to train from and Health Sciences is the department to be in.
COURSES OFFERED | |||||
# | COURSE NAME | LEVEL | EXAM BODY | DURATION | INTAKE |
1 | Community Health
| 6 | CDACC
| 2 Years
| January/May/September |
2 | Community Health
| 5 | CDACC
| 1 Years
| January/May/September |
3 | Community Health
| 4 | CDACC
| 6 Months
| January/May/September |