Kenya Wildlife Service Training Institute Courses and Fee Structure

Kenya Wildlife Service Training Institute (KWSTI) is a public college, located in Naivasha, offering hands-on training courses geared towards producing skilled manpower in the fields of wildlife, fisheries and tourism management. KWSTI has been in existence since 1985 but was registered as a TVET institution in 2009 to offer diploma and certificate programmes.

Intakes at the Kenya Wildlife Training Institute take place twice a year; April and September.

Diploma courses usually take 18 months (4 semesters) while certificate courses run for 9 months (2 semesters).

Kenya Wildlife Service Training Institute Courses

Diploma Courses

• Diploma in Wildlife Management
• Diploma in Tourism & Hospitality Management
• Diploma in Environmental Management
• Diploma in Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences

Diploma courses at KWSTI require a KCSE mean grade of C- (Minus) or a D+ (Plus) with 3 years of working experience in a relevant field. Tuition fees per semester are Ksh. 39,000 for citizens of East Africa or USD 760 for other nationalities.

Craft Certificate Courses

• Certificate in Community Wildlife Management
• Certificate in Nature Interpretation & Tour Administration
• Certificate in Aquaculture

Certificate courses require a minimum KCSE mean grade of D (Plain) or D- (Minus) with 3 years of working experience in a relevant field. Tuition Fee per semester is Ksh. 55,000 for East Africans and USD 1,130 for other nationalities.

Kenya Wildlife Service Training Institute Contacts

• Phone: 0700000321, 0731919465
• Email Address: kws [at] kws.go.ke

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