HISTORY
KEMI was established in
April 1981 with funds from the World Bank and the Government of Kenya (GoK).
The institute was established based on the recommendations of the National
Committee on Education Policies (NCOEP).
The purpose of
establishing KEMI was to build the capacity of education personnel to enable
them deliver education services efficiently and effectively. The Government of
Kenya (GoK), development partners and private sector had made a huge investment
in education and needed to see returns on this investment. The KEMI capacity
building program was built along similar programs such as MANTEP now ADEN in
Tanzania (1978) and IADAB in Malaysia (1970).
Initially, KEMI relied on
the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Manchester for capacity
development of KEMI training staff. From 1990, mentors such as the
UNESCO/BREDA, UNESCO IIEP and Commonwealth Secretariat helped in the capacity
development of KEMI staff trainers. More recently, USAID and VVOB have helped
build the capacity of the institute. KEMI was initially located at Kenyatta
University. It was relocated to the former Highridge Teachers Training College
in Parklands, in 2006.
VISION
A leading institution in
management development for education managers.
MISSION
To provide quality capacity
building services through Education and management training, research and
consultancy services for long life empowerment of our stakeholders.
QUALITY POLICY STATEMENT
KEMI is committed to
improving quality of education by enhancing capacity of education managers
through effective and efficient training, research and consultancy services. In
order to achieve this objective and help our customers develop their
competencies and capacity, we shall continually improve the quality management
system based on ISO 9001:2008.
Quality objectives shall
be determined, reviewed and realized as a way of achieving this policy.
This policy will be
reviewed and revised periodically in line with changing management practices,
Kenya Education Management Institute's needs and customer requirements and to
meet the regulatory requirements.
