Event Management Qualification : Open to all Certificates and Skills Set Modular Diploma Levels
Fees, Intakes and International Alignment
COURSE FEES (2026 ACADEMIC YEAR)
🎓 Certificate in Event Management
(Hospitality, Coffee & Culinary Events)
- Duration: 3 Months
- Tuition Fee: KES 85,000
- Registration Fee: KES 3,000 None Refundable
- Total inclusive of Uniforms: KES 91,000
Fee Includes
- Practical training & live events
- Training materials
- Industry mentorship
- Certificate + Digital Badge (QR verified)
- Access to Barista Mtaani & KCS event projects
🎓 Diploma in Event Management
(Hospitality, Gastronomy & Experiential Services)
- Duration: 5 Months
- Tuition Fee: KES 135,000
- Registration Fee: KES 5,000
- Total Inclusive of uniforms: KES 140,000
Fee Includes
- Advanced practical training
- Multiple live event deployments
- Industry attachment or capstone project
- Diploma certificate
- Professional registry listing
- Digital & blockchain-ready credential option
💡 Flexible payment plans available for youth, women, and community groups.
📅 INTAKES & ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Kenya Coffee School operates market-responsive intakes aligned to Kenya’s events and hospitality cycles.
📌 Annual Intakes
- January Intake Year 2026 – Peak academic & corporate events cycle
- May Intake Year 2026 – Tourism & mid-year events
- September Intake – Festivals, expos & end-year preparations Year 2026
🕒 Class Schedule Options
- Full-time (Weekday practicals)
- Part-time (Weekend & blended learning)
- Community-based cohorts via Barista Mtaani
Training Locations
- Thika Campus
- Nairobi / Kiambu (Barista Mtaani sites)
- Live off-site event venues
📣 fit for :
Turn Events Into a Career. Skills That Pay.
The Event Management Program at Kenya Coffee School prepares you for real-world hospitality, food, coffee, and experiential events. Learn through live projects, mobile service, and industry mentorship — not theory alone.
From corporate events to coffee festivals and culinary showcases, graduate job-ready, confident, and enterprise-capable.
☕ Events are not just moments — they are livelihoods.
🎉 STUDY EVENT MANAGEMENT — THE PRACTICAL WAY
Train with Kenya Coffee School & Barista Mtaani
✔ Live events
✔ Hospitality & culinary focus
✔ Coffee & mobile service events
✔ Certificate & Diploma options
📍 Thika | Nairobi
📅 Intakes:Year 2026 : January • May • September
🚀 Train with purpose. Build skills that work.
🔹 Admissions Call-to-Action
Whether you want employment, freelancing, or your own event business — this program is your launchpad.
📩 Apply now : info@kenyacoffeeschool.golearn.co.ke| 📞 Call : 0707503647 or 0704375390 Limited slots per intake
🌍 ALIGNMENT WITH INTERNATIONAL COMPETENCY FRAMEWORKS
The Event Management Certificate and Diploma are aligned with global best practices to ensure international relevance and portability.
🔗 Key Framework Alignments
1️⃣ Hospitality & Events Competency Models (Global)
- Event lifecycle management
- Guest experience & service excellence
- Operations, logistics & risk management
- Professional ethics & client relations
(Comparable to global hospitality education standards used across Europe, North America, and Asia.)
2️⃣ Experiential Learning & Competency-Based Education (CBE)
- Skills-first training model
- Practical assessment over exams
- Portfolio-based evaluation
- Industry-embedded learning
This aligns with international TVET and vocational education principles.
3️⃣ Food, Beverage & Gastronomy Standards
- Food safety & hygiene principles
- Beverage service professionalism
- Sensory experience & menu engineering
- Culinary and food tourism event design
Aligned with international food & beverage service norms used in hospitality schools worldwide.
4️⃣ Entrepreneurship & Innovation Frameworks
- Business model development
- Pricing, costing & sustainability
- Innovation in service delivery
- Community-based enterprise creation
Supports UN-aligned skills-for-employment and youth livelihoods frameworks.
🎓 Graduate Competency Outcomes (Internationally Comparable)
Graduates will demonstrate ability to:
- Plan, coordinate, and deliver professional events
- Manage hospitality-driven guest experiences
- Lead teams and vendors under pressure
- Design food, coffee & culinary events
- Operate mobile and fixed event businesses
- Communicate confidently with clients and audiences
🧭 Governance & Vision
This qualification is delivered under the leadership of Alfred Gitau Mwaura, grounded in the belief that:
Skills are dignity. Livelihoods are non-negotiable.
Kenya Coffee School positions event management as a serious profession, not a short course — integrated with hospitality, gastronomy, business, and innovation.
