Influence of Kemi’s Diploma Training on Principals’ Management of Public Secondary Schools in Machakos County, Kenya

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of KEMI’s diploma programme on principals management in public secondary schools in Machakos County, Kenya based on the following objectives: To determine the influence of KEMI’s diploma program in financial management, to establish the influence of KEMI’s diploma training in curriculum management practices. The study was is harbored on the Administrative Management postulated by Henri Fayol (1841-1925) and Breeze (2002). Descriptive survey research design was used to carry out the study. The target population included all 230 public secondary schools in Machakos County which included 230 principals, 264 deputy principals, 5 directors of KEMI and 8 sub-county educational officers. Stratified sampling was used to select eight sub-county forms a strata’s of the study. 30% of population was used on principals and deputy principal. Seventy school were selected for the study. Census sampling was used to select the 8 sub county officers and 5 directors of KEMI. Interview schedule (Sub-county education officials and KEMI directors) and questionnaires (principals and deputy principals) were used as instruments for data collection The findings indicated On KEMI’s diploma program in financial management it influenced principals management. On KEMI’s diploma training in curriculum management influenced principals’ management of the school. The result of Chi square (X2) testing for the hypothesis on relationship between KEMI’s diploma program in financial management programs and principals’ management. The null hypothesis was tested using Chi square test (df=3, Pearson X 2 = 4.021, p=0.259 at 0.05 significance level). Therefore, the null hypothesis was rejected. Hence there is a strong significant relationship between KEMI’s diploma program in financial management programs and principals’ management. The result of Chi square (X2) testing for the hypothesis two on relationship between KEMI’s diploma program in curriculum management practices and principals’ management. The null hypothesis was tested using Chi square test (df=16, Pearson X 2 = 79.826, p=0.005at 0.05 significance level). Therefore, the null hypothesis was rejected. Hence there is a strong significant relationship between KEMI’s diploma program in curriculum management practices and principals’ management. There is a significant relationship between KEMI’s diploma programs in both financial management and curriculum management practices and principals management of public secondary schools. Keywords: KEMI’s diploma Programmes, Principals’ Management, Financial Management, Curriculum management practices, Public Secondary Schools DOI: 10.7176/JEP/14-26-02 Publication date: September 30 th 2023