{"id":72844,"date":"2022-10-31T12:04:55","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T12:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/upgrade-kimc-higher-diplomas-to-degree-status-osiany"},"modified":"2022-10-31T12:33:11","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T12:33:11","slug":"upgrade-kimc-higher-diplomas-to-degree-status-osiany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/upgrade-kimc-higher-diplomas-to-degree-status-osiany","title":{"rendered":"Upgrade KIMC higher diplomas to degree status – Osiany"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Outgoing Trade and Industrialisation Chief Administrative secretary David Osiany has called for the upgrade of the Kenya Institute of Mass Communication Higher National Diploma into a degree level status.<\/p>\n

This comes shortly after the Kenya National Qualifications Authority recognised the Kenya Medical Training College higher diploma as an equivalent of a bachelors’ degree.<\/p>\n

The KNQA moved the ranking of the KMTC higher diploma to level 7-automatically allowing higher diploma graduates from the medical institution to be recognised as degree holders.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am in agreement about the accreditation and acknowledgement of KMTC’s Higher National Diploma as a degree equivalent. The next one should be Kenya Institute of Mass Communication(KMTC),\u201d Osiany said.<\/p>\n

The outgoing CAS who served in retired President Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration tweeted that the quality of graduates from KIMC and KMTC “is incredibly great”.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m in agreement about the accreditation and acknowledgment of KMTC\u2019s Higher National Diploma as a degree equivalent. The next one should be Kenya Institute of Mass Communication (KIMC). The quality of graduates from both schools is incredibly great!<\/p>\n

KIMC is a state-owned institute that offers both certificate, diploma and higher diplomas in journalism and mass communication-related courses including Film and Video Production.<\/p>\n

While KIMC offers a rigorous three-year training programme for diploma students, its higher diploma graduates are required to study for an undergraduate course to earn a degree.<\/p>\n

This means that a KIMC student who starts starts a diploma programme would take up to nine years of study to earn a degree given that they need two years for a higher diploma and four more years for a degree course.<\/p>\n

If the KNQA upgrades the KIMC Higher National Diploma to a degree status, then it would be good news for thousands of KIMC graduates who have to take the longest and expensive route to earn degrees.<\/p>\n

Just like, KMTC, KIMC is a state-owned parastatal with a board that is appointed by the ICT cabinet secretary.<\/p>\n

Majority of the country journalism pioneers are graduates from KIMC with majority with diplomas and Higher National Diplomas.<\/p>\n

The Kenya Institute of Mass Communication (KIMC) was established in 1961 and was named as the then Voice of Kenya Training School.<\/p>\n

Its main purpose was to train electronic engineering and technicians for the then, Kenya Broadcasting Service (KBS).<\/p>\n

KIMC was however, later re-branded in 1962 as the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC). KBC was then nationalized in 1964, and changed its brand to Voice of Kenya (VOK).<\/p>\n

Nationalization occasioned the departure of expatriates who worked at the broadcaster, creating an urgent need for qualified manpower to fill the vacant positions.<\/p>\n

In 1965, the new Voice of Kenya acquired a grant to start what became to be known as the Voice of Kenya Training School.<\/p>\n

The institution was also to serve the Ministry of Information which equally lacked qualified journalists, program producers, announcers and other cadre relevant in the field of mass communication.<\/p>\n

Training programs started from a humble wooden structure near the Kenyatta National Hospital.<\/p>\n

During the 1967\/68 financial year the institute was funded to construct mass Media Communication Training institute in South \u2013 B Area (Mariakani) and the Institute named Kenya Institute of Mass Communication.<\/p>\n

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