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Automotive Engineering Department

Automotive Engineering Department

Automotive Engineering

About the course

The course combines both practical and theory sessions at the campus. Linkages with local practicing entities are encouraged and at the end of every course there is at least three months industrial attachment.

Some of the units that one may study while here include:

  • Tyres, brakes, steering and suspension systems fault diagnosis and routine maintenance:

Tyre wear patterns that indicate faults in other systems; types and routine maintenance for wheel bearings; faults in braking and suspension systems; operating principles and routine maintenance for power steering systems.

  • Engine fault diagnosis and routine maintenance:

Faults for spark ignition and diesel engines, mechanical, cooling and internal heating and air filtration systems; adjustment methods for fuel injected and carburetor systems, diesel injection systems; operation and common faults for electronic and conventional ignition systems.

  • Transmission fault diagnosis and routine maintenance:

Common faults in

  • Final drives,
  • Drive shaft systems,
  • Operating principles of automatic transmissions,
  • Routine maintenance of automatic transmission,
  • Manual transmissions as well as clutch systems.
  • Electrical and electronic systems fault diagnosis and routine maintenance:

Common faults and testing methods for:

  • Battery charging,
  • Starting  system and Auxiliary systems.
  • Health and safety:
  • Ensure your own actions reduce risks in the automotive environment.

Diploma in Automotive Engineering Module I

KCSE mean grade

Passed KCSE with overall mean grade D+

Intake time: September

Duration: 1Year

Examination Body: KNEC

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Craft in Automotive Engineering Module II

Passed KCSE with D (With good pass in Mathematics & Physics)

Pass in Craft I

Intake time: January

Duration: 1Year

Examination Body: KNEC

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Short courses and Skills Upgrading

·      Motor Vehicle mechanics

·      Panel Beating and Spray/ Painting

·      Motor Vehicle Electrician

·      Automotive Engineering Driving

 

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Diploma in Automotive Engineering Module II

Passed KCSE with overall mean  Grade D+ or Pass in Dip Module I

 

Pass in Module I

Intake time: January

Duration: 1Year

Examination Body: KNEC

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Motor Vehicle Mechanic Level 4

Passed KCPE/KCSE

Jua  Kali artisan

Intake time: September/January/May

Duration: 1 year

Examination Body: CBET

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Assessment criteria

Through coursework, practical exercises and an end of term and/or national examination administered  by Kenya National Examinations Council (K.N.E.C.) or National Industrial Training Authority (N.I.T.A.).

Additional opportunities when you take our course

We arrange work experience opportunities where possible and link our trainees to employers who make requests on qualified graduates to absorb in their entities; Trainees on field attachment are assessed to check their progress.