Diploma In Business Studies And Certificate Admission Requirements Koforidua Polytechnic

1. Diploma inBusinessStudies (DBS) (AccountingOption) – 2 years
2. Diploma inBusinessStudies (DBS) (Secretaryship Option) – 2 years
3. Diploma inBusinessStudies (DBS) (Management Option) – 2 years
4. Diploma in Business Studies (DBS) (MarketingOption) – 2 years
5. Diploma in Business Studies (DBS) (Purchasing & Supply Option) – 2 years
6. Diploma in Business Studies (DBS) (Statistics) – 2 years
7. Diploma in Business Studies (DBS) (InformationTechnology) – 2 years
8. Diploma in Business Studies (DBS) (Entrepreneurship) – 2 years
9. Diploma in Business Studies (DBS) (Banking &Finance) – 2 years
10. Diploma in Public Administration – 2 years
11. *Certificate II inFashionDesign and Textiles – 2 years
12. Advanced Fashion Design and Textiles – 2 years
13. CTC Part I, II &III – 1 year
14. EET Part I, II & III
15. MVT Part I, II & III
16. *Catering Certificate II (formerly Cookery 812/1)
17. *Cookery 812/2
18. CISCO
*The Technical Examination Unit (TEU) has changed the titles of the Intermediate Fashion Design &
Textiles and Cookery 812/1 to Certificate II in Fashion Design and Textiles and Catering Certificate II
respectively and students who will be successful in all the courses at their final examination shall qualify for
direct admission into relevant HNDprogrammes. The duration is (2) years.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
1. DBS–(Accounting/ Management/Marketing/Purch. & Supply/ Entrepreneurship/ Secretarial Options)
 Four (4) SSSCE/WASSCE passes (including English andMathematics) Or
 Four (4) GCE O-Level passes (including English Language and Mathematics) Or
 Four (4) GBCE (RSA II) passes (including English Language & Business Mathematics) Or
 NACVET/NVTI Typist/ 2 or 3 passes in Stenographer Certificate (for Secretarial option)
2. DBS–(Statistics and Information Technology Options)
 Four (4) SSSCE/WASSCE passes (including English ,Mathematics plus elective Mathematics or
Physics) Or
 Four (4) GCE O-Level passes (including English Language and Mathematics, additional
Mathematics or Physics)
3. Certificate II In Fashion Design and Textiles:-2-Years
 Passes in SSSCE/WASSCE/GBCE/’O’ Level subjects.
 Communication and any other pass, Or
 N.V.T.I Fashion Certificate Grade I or Grade II or equivalent.
 JHSGraduateswith knowledge and skills in Dressmaking
4. Advanced Fashion Design and Textiles:-2-Year
 Holders of City and Guilds Certificate in Fashion & Designing (Dressmaking and Tailoring) Or
 Intermediate Dressmaking/Fashion Certificate plus at least one (1) year relevant practical
experience Or
 Four (4) passes in SSSCE/WASSCE subjects including English Language , Mathematics and any
other elective subjects plus basic knowledge and skills in Dressmaking Or
 Four (4) passes in GCE ‘O’ Level including English Language Mathematics plus knowledge in
Dressmaking.
5. Construction Technician Certificate (CTC) Part I
 Four (4) SSSCE/WASSCE passes including English, Mathematics and Technical Drawing.
 Technical Construction option Subjects: Craft (B/C, C/J, P/D, and Plumbing) and Advanced
(B/C, C/J, P/D, and Plumbing.)
 Passes in General Course in Construction (GCC)
6. Mechanical Engineering Technician (MET) Part I
 Four (4) SSSCE/WASSCE passes including English, Mathematics and Science
 Technical Option Subjects :Engineering Crafts, Intermediate General Engineering (GE), MECP
 Technical Option Subjects: MVM, Intermediate General Engineering (GE)
7. Electrical Engineering Technician (EET) Part I
 Four (4) SSSCE/WASSCE passes including English, Mathematics and Science and any two of
the following – Applied Electricity/Electronics, Physics, Mathematics.
8. Catering Certificate II(formerly Cookery 812/1)- 2years
 Passes in relevant SSSCE/WASSCE/GBCE/ GCE O-Level subjects.
 NVTI Grade II or JHS Certificate with working experience.
9. COOKERY 812/2
 Holders of Cookery 812/1
10. CISCO
 Passes in English and Mathematics
 Passes in WAEC,ABCE (IT), GBCE (IT)
 Basic knowledge in computer application
 Any higher qualification(s) than above