KASNEB Certificate Courses
Certificate in Accounting and Management Skills (CAMS) examination
The course imparts knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to prepare basic accounts and financial
statements for a small enterprise or non-complex environment and apply basic management and
marketing skills in business.
The course is mainly for persons who wish to qualify and work as entry level accounting and
management personnel.
The CAMS course is administered in two levels, with each level requiring an average of six months, thus
a total of one year.
The minimum entry requirement is KCSE mean grade D or a vocational certificate.
The course is fully tuition based with requirements for students to sit for continuous assessment tests
(CATs), which constitute 15% of the final score for assessment purposes.
The examinations will be administered primarily on a computer-based platform.
The structure of CAMS is summarised below:
Level One
Principles of Entrepreneurship and Management
Introduction to Law and Ethics
Fundamental ICT Skills
Fundamentals of Business Mathematics
Level Two
Foundations of Accounting
Elements of Taxation
Principles of Marketing and Communication