Top 10 Best Ranking and Better Paying Certificate Courses Than Degree Courses in Kenya

With the growing number of graduates in Kenya, certificate courses are becoming a useful supplement in making graduates more marketable to employers. Certificate courses, even on their own, provide a solid foundation for a rewarding career.

 

A variety of certificate courses are available through various institutions. However, the reality is that some are more marketable than others. The best paying certificate courses are usually those that are in high demand in the Kenyan job market.

 

 

Best and marketable certificate courses to do with a KCSE C plain, C- and D, D+ or D- in Kenya. Jobs in Kenya for KCSE C plain, C- and D, D+ or D-.

 

If you got the above grades, and even higher, you do not necessarily need to look for employment.

 

Seek to study courses that can help to easily become self employed if employment is not forthcoming.

 

You could also seek to get employed, work for a while and get the necessary experience then venture out on your own.

 

 

 

Based on all the diploma and certificate courses offered in Kenyan colleges, the following are the best courses for you that will assist you not only to be employed but also be self employed in the long run.

 

Electrical courses

Plumbing courses

Masonry

Massage

Nail technology

Diploma in Beauty Therapy

Certificate in Beauty Therapy

Certificate in Sales and Marketing

Diploma in Sales and Marketing

Diploma in Tourism Travel & Business Studies (tours & Travels)

Certificate in Catering & Accommodation Operations

Diploma in Food & Beverage Production Sales & Services

Certificate in Food & Beverage Production Sales & Services

Certificate in Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Certificate in Automotive Engineering

Laundry and Dry Cleaning Technology

Diploma and Certificate in electrical and Electronics Engineering

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering

Nursing

Certificate or Diploma in Information Technology (Study software, hardware, programming and issues to do with repairs so that you can easily open up a shop and serve customers in these areas)

Accounting courses

 

All the listed courses above are very marketable in the Kenyan job market.

 

All you need is a D- and above and you can pursue them.

 

 

Apart from being marketable, they also offer skills for entrepreneurship, which most graduates lack.