Liberal Studies department is one of the newly established department at Borabu technical Training Institute. It started in September 2024 and it trains students pursuing qualifications in Social Work and Community Development at level 4,5 and 6. To join at level 6, a trainee must have scored a minimum mean grade of C- at KCSE level and to start at level 5, the minimum entry requirement is D plain. Trainees who have passed level 5 and would wish to pursue level 6, take one and a half years to get the new qualification.
Alumni of this department mostly work in non-governmental organizations and community based organizations where their output is outstanding. Others can diverse into government service as children officers, gender officers, disaster management officers, probation officers and military welfare officers among others. Some can also progress to do pedagogy in other institutions and became trainers of social work and community development in other technical institutions.
Plans are underway to introduce more courses in the department such as Child welfare program, counselling psychology, project management all at level 4,5 and 6.
