COURSE CONTENT 

1. Introduction to Financial Accounting
2. Principles of Accounting 
3.  

ENTREPRENEURSHIP COURSE OUTLINE

1.      Introduction To Entrepreneurship

2.      Evolution Of Entreprenership

3.      The Entrepreneur

4.      Creativity And Innovation

5.      Entrepreneurial Culture

6.      Entrepreneurial Opportunuities

7.      Entrepreneurial Motivation

8.      Entrepreneurial Competence

9.      Starting A Small Business

10.  Business Entreprise Management

11.  Financial Management

12.  Recording Business Transactions In The Books Of Accounts

13.  Marketing

14.  Enterprise Social Responsibility And Business Ethics

15.  Ict In Entreprise Management

16.  Emerging Issues And Trends In Entrepreneurship

By the end of this module unit, the learner should be able to:

·         Recognize the role of economics in day to day life

·         Apply the concept of demand and supply in economic analysis

·         Demonstrate an understanding of price determination

·         Apply production theory concept in a financial institution

·         Demonstrate an understanding of market structures

·         Relate the concept of money and banking to banking and financial services business environment

·         Demonstrate an understanding of public finance concept

·         Assess the relationship between population and unemployment in an economy

·         Cope with emerging issues and trends in economics

Topics/Course Outline Required by KNEC

Topic 1: Introduction to Economics

1.1. Meaning of economics

1.2. Scope of economics

1.3. Human wants

1.4. Economic resources

1.5. Concept of scarcity and choice

1.6. Economic systems

Topic 2: Demand Analysis

2.1. Concept of Demand

2.2. Factors affecting demand of a product

2.3. Demand curve derivation

2.4. Shift and movement along a demand curve

2.5. Definition of elasticity of demand

2.6. Types of elasticity of demand

Topic 3: Supply Analysis

3.1. Concept of Supply

3.2. Factors affecting supply of a product

3.3. Supply curve derivation

3.4. Shift and movement along the supply curve

3.5. Elasticity of Supply

3.6. Types of elasticity of supply

Topic 4: Price Determination

4.1. Definition of price

4.2. Determination of Price

4.3. Equilibrium position in the market

Topic 5: Production Theory

5.1. Production concept

5.2. Purpose of production

5.3. Factors of production and their rewards

5.4. Levels of Production

5.5. Law of diminishing returns

Topic 6: Theory of the Firm

6.1. Distinction between firm and industry

6.2. Costs of production

6.3. Concept of revenue

6.4. Economies and diseconomies of scale

6.5. Factors affecting location of an industry

6.6. Optimal size of a firm

Topic 7: Market Structures

7.1. Definition of market

7.2. Types of market structures

7.3. Needs for control of power in market structures

7.4. Ways of controlling powers in different market structures

Topic 8: National Income

8.1. Definition of national income

8.2. Concepts of national income

8.3. Circular flow of national income

8.4. Methods of measuring national income

8.5. Importance of national income statistics

8.6. Factors affecting national income

8.7. Causes of income disparities

8.8. National income equilibrium

Topic 9: Money and Banking

9.1. Definition of money

9.2. Characteristics of money

9.3. Functions of money

9.4. Demand and supply of money

9.5. Meaning of banking

9.6. Functions of commercial banks

9.7. Functions of central bank

9.8. Non-banking financial institutions

Topic 10: Public Finance

10.1. Definition of public finance

10.2. Principle of public finance

10.3. Effects of government expenditure

10.4. Sources of government revenue

10.5. Purpose of taxation

10.6. Principles of taxes

10.7. Types of taxes

10.8. Meaning of fiscal policy

10.9. National budget

10.10. Public debt/borrowing

Topic 11: Inflation

11.1. Definition of Inflation

11.2. Types of Inflation

11.3. Causes of inflation

11.4. Effects of inflation

11.5. Measures used to control inflation

Topic 12: International Trade

12.1. Definition of international trade

12.2. Importance of international trade

12.3. Advantages and disadvantages of international trade

12.4. Theories of comparative advantage and absolute advantage

12.5. Balance of trade

12.6. Balance of payment

12.7. Barriers to international trade

12.8. Exchange rate systems

12.9. Economic integration/regional groupings

12.10. Functions of international monetary fund (IMF) and World Bank

Topic 13: Population and Unemployment

13.1. Definition of population

13.2. Population growth

13.3. Effects of population growth

13.4. Meaning of unemployment

13.5. Causes of unemployment

13.6. Solutions to unemployment

Topic 14: Economic Growth and Development

14.1. Meaning of economic growth and economic development

14.2. Factors determining growth and development

14.3. Need for development planning

Topic 15: Emerging Trends and Issues in Economics

15.1. Emerging economic trends and issues

15.2. Challenges posed by emerging economic trends and issues

15.3. Approaches to manage emerging economic trends and issues

COURSE CONTENT

Nature and scope of marketing-Overview of marketing

Marketing Information Systems

Marketing mix

Marketing Environment

Product

Price/Pricing

Place/distribution/Transportation

Promotion/Integratedmarketing/Communication mix

Customer care

Service Marketing

Emerging trendsand issues in Marketing

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

BY MADAM HELLEN

ART AND CRAFT

Duration of Unit: 40 hours

Unit Description

This unit covers the competencies required in meeting communication needs of clients and colleagues and developing, establishing, maintaining communication pathways and strategies. It also covers competencies for conducting interview, facilitating group discussion and representing the organization in various forums.                                                       

Summary of Learning Outcomes

1.      Utilize specialized communication skills processes

2.      Develop communication strategies

3.      Establish and maintain communication pathways

4.      Promote use of communication strategies

5.      Conduct interview

6.      Facilitate group discussion

7.      Represent the organization

Duration of Unit: 60  hours

Unit Description

This unit describes competencies required to use a computer and other digital devices for the purposes of communication, work performance and management at the workplace.

Summary of Learning Outcomes

1.      Identify computer software and hardware

2.      Apply security measures to data, hardware, software in automated environment

3.      Apply computer software in solving tasks

4.      Apply internet and email in communication at workplace

5.      Apply desktop publishing in official assignments

6.      Prepare presentation packages

Duration of Unit: 80 hours

Unit Description

This unit covers competencies required to demonstrate employability skills. It involves competencies for exuding self-awareness and ability to deal with everyday life challenges; demonstrating critical safe work habits and leading a workplace team; planning and organizing work activities; applying learning, creativity and innovativeness in workplace functions; pursuing professional growth and managing time effectively in the workplace.

Summary of Learning Outcomes

1. Develop self-awareness and ability to deal with life challenges
2. Demonstrate critical safe work habits for employees
3. Lead a workplace team
4. Plan and organize work
5. Maintain professional growth and development in the workplace.
6. Demonstrate learning, creativity and innovativeness in the workplace.

Duration of Unit: 25 hours

Unit Description

This unit describes the competencies required to comply with regulatory and organizational requirements for occupational safety and health.

Summary of Learning Outcomes

1.      Identify workplace hazards and risk

2.      Identify and implement appropriate control measures to hazards and risks

3.      Implement OSH programs, procedures and policies/guidelines

Duration of Unit: 96 hours

Unit Description                                                                         

This unit specifies the competencies required to apply basic hospital procedures. It involves demonstrating the knowledge of a health facility set up, medical equipment in basic patient care identifying elements of total-patient-care and applying basic patient care procedures.

Summary of Learning Outcomes

1.    Demonstrate the knowledge of  a health facility set up
2.    Demonstrate the knowledge of  medical equipment in basic patient care 
3.    Identify elements of total-patient-care 
4.    Apply basic patient care procedures  

Duration of Unit: 96 hours

Unit Description

This unit specifies the competencies required to provide first aid. It involves providing cardio- pulmonary resuscitation; managing choking, burns, scalds, trauma, nose bleeding, cuts, fractures, drowning, poisoning and snake bites. It also involves assisting patients with existing conditions such as asthma, epilepsy and diabetes.

 Summary of Learning Outcomes

1.      Assess the nature and extent of injury or illness

2.      Provide first aid intervention

3.      Evaluate first aid intervention

4.      Wind-up first aid intervention

Duration of Unit: 96 hours

Unit Description                                                                         

This unit standard specifies the competencies required to Provide Health Education and Promotion.

It involves identifying and assessing health education and promotion needs, developing objectives, planning, implementing, evaluating and documenting health promotion and education activities.

Its main objective is to enlighten a person or a community on health care.

Summary of Learning Outcomes

1.      Carry out needs assessment on health education and promotion

2.      Develop objectives for health education and promotion

3.      Plan health education and promotion

4.      Implement action plan for health education and promotion

5.      Monitor and evaluate health education and promotion

6.      Document health education and promotion

Duration of Unit: 400 hours

Unit Description

This unit describes the competencies required to execute perioperative theatre safety precautions. It involves wearing of personal Perioperative Theatre protective gears, verifying perioperative theatre checklist, patient care, proper handling of surgical instruments and consumables as well as responding to alarms in an Operation Theatre, followed in the context of theatre setting.

Summary of Learning Outcomes

1.      Plan and prepare for Perioperative Theatre safety

2.      Verify Perioperative Theatre checklist

3.      Care for patient and theatre team

4.      Handle instruments, apparatus and consumables

5.      Respond to Operation Theatre alarms

6.      Evaluate and wind-up Perioperative Theatre safety   

Duration of Unit: 400 hours

Unit Description                                                                         

This unit describes the competencies required in maintaining Operation Theatre instruments and apparatuses.  It involves necessary precautions importantly followed in the context of Operation Theatre setting to avoid breakage, accidents, and infection. It also includes general repair of Operation Theatre instruments and apparatus.

Summary of Learning Outcomes

1. Prepare to dis-assemble and assemble Operation Theatre instruments
2. Check and assemble Operation Theatre  instruments
3. Pack and sterilize Operation Theatre instruments
4. Store Operation Theatre instruments and apparatus
5. Evaluate care of instruments and apparatuses in Operation Theatre

Duration of Unit: 300 hours

Unit Description

This unit describes the competencies required to execute Perioperative Theatre administrative services. It involves implementation of Perioperative Theatre policies and performing perioperative administrative duties. It also entails the day to day running of Operation Theatre facility.

Summary of Learning Outcomes

1)      Plan perioperative theatre administrative duties

2)      Provide perioperative theatre supervisory services

3)      Implement perioperative theatre administrative policies

4)      Provide liaison for perioperative theatre services

5)      Monitor and evaluate delivery of Perioperative Theatre services

Duration of Unit: 500 hours

Unit Description

This unit describes the competencies required to participate in provision of Perioperative Theatre Clinical Services. It involves preparing emergency trolley, undertaking patients’ and procedure verification, patient wheeling, assisting in inducing, monitoring and reversal of the patient.

Summary of Learning Outcomes

1.      Prepare for Perioperative Theatre  clinical services

2.      Assist in Perioperative Theatre  clinical services

3.      Evaluate Perioperative Theatre  clinical services

4.      Wide-up Perioperative Theatre  clinical services

This unit addresses the unit of competency: Demonstrate communication skills

Duration of Unit: 25 hours

Unit Description

This unit describes the competencies required to use specialized communication skills to meet specific needs of internal and external clients, conduct interviews, facilitate discussion with groups and contribute to the development of communication strategies.

Summary of Learning Outcomes

1. Meet communication needs of clients and colleagues
2. Contribute to the development of communication strategies
3. Conduct interviews
4. Facilitate group discussions
5. Represent the organization

This unit addresses the unit of competency: Demonstrate entrepreneurial skills

Duration of unit: 70 hours

Unit description

This unit describes the competencies critical to demonstration of entrepreneurial aptitudes. It involves, developing business innovation strategies, developing new markets, customer base, expanding employed capital and undertaking regional/county expansion while retaining motivated staff.

Summary of Learning Outcomes

1.      Develop business innovation strategies

2.      Develop new products/ markets

3.      Expand customers and product lines

4.      Motivate all staff/workers

5.      Expand employed capital base

6.      Undertake regional/county business expansion

This unit addresses the Unit of Competency: Demonstrate Knowledge of Human Anatomy and Physiology

Duration of Unit: 100 hours

Unit Description                                                                         

This unit specifies the competencies required to demonstrate the knowledge of human anatomy and physiology. It involves demonstrating the knowledge of organization of the human body,  body fluids and their functions, body tissues and membranes and their functions,  body cavities,  human skeletal system, major muscles of the body and their functions, body joints, circulatory system, lymphatic system, endocrine system and its functions,  nervous system and its function, digestive system and its function, urinary system and its function respiratory system and its function, special senses and their functions, reproductive system and its functions.

Summary of Learning Outcomes

1.  Demonstrate knowledge of organization of the human body
2. Demonstrate knowledge of body fluids and their functions
3. Demonstrate knowledge of body tissues and membranes and their functions 
4. Demonstrate knowledge of body cavities
5. Demonstrate knowledge of the human skeletal system
6. Demonstrate knowledge of the major muscles of the body and their functions
7. Demonstrate knowledge of the body joints
8. Demonstrate knowledge of circulatory system
9. Demonstrate knowledge of the lymphatic system
10. Demonstrate knowledge of the endocrine system and its functions
11. Demonstrate knowledge of the nervous system and its function
12. Demonstrate knowledge of the digestive system and its function
13. Demonstrate knowledge of the urinary system and its function
14. Demonstrate knowledge of the respiratory system and its function
15. Demonstrate knowledge of the special senses and their functions

Demonstrate knowledge of the reproductive system and its functions

This unit addresses the Unit of Competency:  demonstrate the knowledge of common diseases

Duration of Unit: 80 hours

Unit Description                                                                         

This unit specifies the competencies required to demonstrate the knowledge of common diseases. It involves identifying the stages of disease development, demonstrating the knowledge of communicable diseases, non-communicable diseases and management of common diseases

Summary of Learning Outcomes

1. Identify the stages of disease development
2. Demonstrate the knowledge of communicable diseases
3. Demonstrate the knowledge of non-communicable diseases
4. Demonstrate the knowledge on management of common diseases 

Relationship to Occupational Standards

This unit standard specifies the competencies required to apply medical legal ethics in OTT. It involves acquiring knowledge on the medical-legal and ethical issues, applying medical-legal ethics, and liaising with law enforcement team. It also involves documenting medical legal & ethical issues in OTT.

Duration of Unit: 40 hours

Summary of Learning Outcomes

1. Acquire knowledge medical- legal ethics in OTT
2. Apply medical legal ethics in OTT
3. Liaise with law enforcement team on medical legal and ethical issues
4. Document medical legal- ethical issues in OTT