Establishment

Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE) is a semi autonomous government agency of the Ministry of Education, Kenya. It was established through a Legal Notice No. 17 of 14th February 1986. The Institute is currently run by a council appointed by the Minister for Education. The Head of the Institute is the Director who is also the Secretary to the Council.

Core Functions

The Institute has been mandated to carry out the following core functions;

• conduct teacher training courses for teachers of children with special needs and disabilities
• conduct in-service courses for personnel working in all fields of special needs education
• prepare and conduct correspondence courses for personnel in the field of special needs education
• run an educational and psychological assessment centre for the training of teachers of children with special needs and disabilities
• run an orientation and mobility centre for training and demonstration purposes
• run a model training unit for the integration and inclusion of children with special needs and disabilities into the regular school schools
  run a pre-school department where training and the stimulation of young children with special needs and disabilities can be carried out for the purpose of teacher training
• function as a resource centre for the production and dissemination of information to the general public on special needs and disabilities
  run a documentation and resource centre on special needs and disabilities
• conduct research in special needs education
• maintain, repair, design, produce and assemble special materials and equipments for persons with special needs and disabilities

Core Values

In implementation of her core functions, KISE upholds the following core values;

• Excellence and professionalism.
• Moral integrity
• Respect and courtesy
• Good stewardship
• Tolerance and empathy