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Kenya Wildlife Service Training Institute

Kenya Wildlife Service Training Institute

Kenya Wildlife Service Training Institute

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Kenya Wildlife Service Training Institute is a accredited by the TVETA#####

  • Public College
  • Naivasha Constituency
  • Nakuru County

Kenya Wildlife Service Training Institute (KWSTI) is a middle-level college located in Naivasha about 90km from Nairobi. It is registered with the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology as a TVET institution. KWSTI provides specialized training in Natural Resource Management and Tourism Development in an effort to enhance the Conservation, Management, and Sustainability of Wildlife biodiversity in Kenya and globally. Courses are offered at Certificate and Diploma levels with curricula designed on a Competency-based basis with Modules of Employable Skills (MES) when desired.

Kenya Wildlife Service Training Institute is located 90 km southwest of the city of Nairobi. It is situated in a serene, pristine, and scenic site that is ideal for training in wildlife management, tourism and hospitality management, and fisheries. An abundance of wildlife roams the institute grounds that include giraffe, impala, waterbuck, wildebeest, waterbuck, zebra, eland, buffalo, warthog, and hippopotamus. The institute land has a lake Naivasha frontage where a fisheries teaching annex is located.

There are three teaching campsites, a restaurant, guest rooms, guest houses, a museum, an aquarium, and nature trails.

The training programs at KWSTI are guided by approved competency-based curricula that were developed through a consultative and participatory process. The curricula are heavy on hands-on training geared towards producing skilled manpower in the fields of wildlife, fisheries, and tourism management.

Student enrollment at KWSTI has been growing over the years from the initial 72 students admitted when specialized courses were started in 2002 to a student population of 832 by December 2017.

Programs offered at Kenya Wildlife Service Training Institute

Housekeeping Management - Diploma

KNEC Diploma 3 years
Housekeeping Management Diploma at Kenya Wildlife Service Training Institute

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