KITA – The College of Tropical Agriculture, Kumasi is at the forefront of Professional, Tertiary, Technical and Vocational Agricultural training since 1984, offering a wide range of full time and part time courses for prospective and practicing farmers and agriculturalists.
COURSES OFFERED INCLUDE:
- 1. HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN TROPICAL AGRICULTURE, (HND TA) – 3 YEARS
Entry Requirements: WA/ SSCE with 5credits passes including English, Maths and Science, GCE ‘O’ level, Cert. A teachers, NVTI NCC, City and Guilds advanced, and MOFA Certificate in Agric.
- 2. HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN GENERAL AGRICULTURE, (HND GA) with options – 3 YEARS
- · Post Harvest technology
- · Horticulture
- · Agric Extension Management
- · Animal Science &Veterinary
- · Crop Science
- · Agribusiness & Farm Management
- · Sustainable Agriculture
- · Agro – Forestry & Environment,
- · Agricultural Administration,
- · Agribusiness & Value Chain Development
Entry Requirements: WA/ SSCE with 5credits passes including English, Maths and Science, GCE ‘O’ level, Cert. A teachers, NVTI NCC, City and Guilds advanced, and MOFA Certificate in Agric.
- DIPLOMA IN TROPICAL AGRICULTURE, (DIP TA) – 2 YEARSEntry Requirements: WA/ SSCE with 5credits passes including English, Maths and Science, GCE ‘O’ level, Cert. A teachers, NVTI Grade ONE, CERT II, City and Guilds advanced, and MOFA Certificate in Agric.
- CERTIFICATE IN GENERAL AGRICULTURE – 1 YEARNATIONAL VOCATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE (NVTI) – Grade ONE and NCC CERT I, CERT II, NCCEntry requirements for certificate courses: NVTI Grade TWO and ONE, Farm institute NACVET, WA/SSCE with 4 PASSES, GCE ‘O’ Level 4 passes. (Proceed to the Diploma / HND with CERT II, NCC)
- SHORT CERTIFICATE COURSES – 1 DAY TO 6 WEEKSLandscape design and Floriculture, Agricultural Surveying & Farm Land Design, Grasscutter & Rabbitry Technology, Mushroom & Snail Production technology, Pig Production Technology, Sheep and goats production technology, Fish Farming Technology, Turkey Production, Group Dynamics, Projects proposal writing, Beekeeping and Honey production, Poultry Production, Agroforestry Technology, Organic Farming and Permaculture (intro), Banking culture and Credit management, Vegetable production, Cocoa Agronomy, Fingerlings production, Agribusiness & entrepreneurship, Cassava processing, Oil palm processing, Soya bean processing, Fruit juice processing, Food processing (Fish and Meat), Farm Management, Tree Seedlings Production.
- DISTANCE LEARNING AND CORRESPONDENCE COURSES for working Professionals, Public/Civil servants, TEACHERS, Police & Prison Officers, MOFA extension workers, etc in each of the Higher National Diplomas ,Diploma, NVTI Certificate and Short Courses. Attach letter of appointment from place of Work to the admission forms.
- Seminars and workshops in new technologies for farmers, youth and women and community groups SCHOLARSHIPS AND RESIDENTIAL (HOSTEL & BOARDING) FACILITIES AVAILABLE
CAREER PROGRESSION: Our programs have been running for 30 years and it is designed for people who want to further their education and also those who want to take up careers in agriculture as Farm Owners/Managers, NGO/Bank Project officers, Veterinary officers, Extension workers, Agricultural consultants and Researchers and Agric Entrepreneurs.
Higher National Diploma (HND), Diploma AND Certificate graduates partake in the NATIONAL SERVICE SCHEME, working mostly with MOFA, GES – teaching, NGOs, and other international Organizations. Most of our graduates from both Diploma and Certificate courses have WON BEST FARMER AWARDS; others have RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIPS TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION both in Ghana and abroad. Others have received grants to start their own farms, NGOs.
We are pleased to bring our students in contact with EXPERIENCED TRAINERS drawn from the Universities, research Institutes, colleges, NGO,s Banks etc, who are recognized in their own fields of expertise and are able to deliver training of the highest caliber.