1.00 COURSE OVERVIEW 1.1 Introduction

The Kenya School of Law (the School) is a public institution established under the Kenya School of Law Act, 2012. The School is mandated under section 4(1) of the Act to be a public legal education provider responsible for the provision of professional legal training as an agent of the Government. In the exercise of this mandate, the School wishes to invite applications from qualified persons to pursue the Certified Secretary (CS) qualification.

 

The School is accredited by KASNEB to provide training leading to the award of the CS qualification upon passing the relevant KASNEB examinations. The course imparts knowledge, skills, values and attitudes, amongst other competencies.

Why CS Course?

 

1.  The Kenyan law requires all registered companies to employ a Certified Secretary. The CS qualification empowers the Certified Secretary:

•                   To ensure that the company stays in compliance with the statutory and compliance requirements.

•                   To execute all the solutions, changes, and decisions put across by the Board of Directors.

•                   To ensure that all company decisions are executed according to the laws of the land and regulations that guide the company/industry.

2.    The CS qualification is increasingly becoming a key qualification for employment for various roles by Companies including state corporations and county governments

 

Upon successful completion the learner will be able to:

•       Practise 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.

 

Certified secretaries are expert practitioners in governance, governance audits and compliance, corporate secretarial practice, corporate law, consultancy and business management and administration. The course is aimed at persons who wish to qualify and work or practise 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.

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

1.2  Minimum Entry Qualification

A person seeking to be registered as a student for the CS Course must register with KASNEB

after showing evidence of being a holder of one of the following minimum qualifications:

(a)     Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination with an aggregate average of at least grade C+ (C plus) or its equivalent.

(b)    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.

(c)     KASNEB technician, diploma or professional examination certificate.

(d)    A degree from a recognized university.

(e)     International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) examination grade C in 6 papers with C in both English and Mathematics.

(f)      Such other certificates or diplomas as may be approved by KASNEB.

 

2.0  SYLLABUS

The CS Syllabus was revised in July, 2021. The new syllabus is competence-based and helps to produce an all-round candidate compared to the older curriculum which was more knowledge-based.

 

The Course is divided into three levels, namely, the Foundation Level, the Intermediate Level and the Advanced Levels.

2.0  Foundational Level

a)      Paper No. 1 – Management Principles & Practice;

b)      Paper No. 2- Communication Skills & Records Management;

c)       Paper No. 3 – Introduction to Law & Governance;

d)     Paper No. 4 – Principles of Accounting & Taxation;

e)      Paper No. 5 – Human Resource Management;

f)       Paper No. 6 – Information Communication Technology.

 

2.1  Intermediate Level

a)      Paper No. 7 – Company Law;

b)      Paper No. 8 – Public Sector Governance, Policy & Administration;

c)       Paper No. 9 – Meetings: Compliance & Administration;

d)     Paper No. 10 – Financial Markets & Specialized Institutions;

e)      Paper No. 11 – Corporate Governance & Ethics;

f)       Paper No. 12 - Research, Consultancy & Advisory.

 

2.2  Advanced Level

a)      Paper No. 13 – Strategic Management;

b)      Paper No. 14 – Finance for Decision-Making;

c)       Paper No. 15 – Governance & Compliance Audit;

d)     Paper No. 16 – Boardroom Dynamics.

 

3.0 FEE STRUCTURE AND DURATION

 

 

LEVEL	COURSE DURATION	TUITION FEE (Kshs)	ONLINE FEE (Kshs)	SINGLE UNIT (Kshs)
Foundation	3 months	38,000	34,000	7,500
Intermediate	3 months	40,000	36,000	8,000
Advanced	3 months	42,000	38,000	9,000

 

NOTE that the fee excludes the examination fee, or any other charges payable to KASNEB.

 

4.0 MODE OF DELIVERY

The course will be delivered virtually between 1700hrs and 2000hrs on week-days. Specific timetable will be communicated `by the School at the commencement of learning.

6.0  APPLICATION PROCESS

Registration for the course is by logging on to https://services.ksl.ac.ke/web/signup and signing up (for those without account), or signing in, for those who have already opened an account. Application fee of shillings 2000 and tuition fee should be deposited in the School’s account: (Account No. 202 2029 110 Absa Bank PLC, Absa Plaza Branch, Nairobi, Kenya) and the bank slip or evidence of RTGS transfer presented to the Finance Office at Gate C, for receipting.

 

The School Fees Policy applies to payment of fees for this course, as it applies to other courses. The following documents should be sent separately by email to cpd@ksl.ac.ke ensuring that the email reference reads “APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO CS COURSE JULY 2023”:

a)      copy of national identity card/passport;

b)      a passport-size colour photograph with white back-ground;

c)       copy of bank payment slip showing payment of application fee.     Your full name should appear on the slip;

d)     Students are required to ensure registration by KASNEB to ensure they are eligible to sit examinations.

so as to be received by the School, not later than 15th June, 2023.

 

 

INQUIRIES: Please contact the Programme Coordinator, Ms. Jane Githinji, on jgithinji@ksl.ac.ke, Jacqueline jacqueline@ksl.ac.ke; or Christine cmwanza@ksl.ac.ke