HISTORY

IPRC KITABI, the former Kitabi College of Conservation and Environmental Management (KCCEM), is an academic institution used to operate under the management of Rwanda Development Board (RDB) before being handed over to the Ministry of Education on May 2, 2017. Currently, IPRC KITABI is one of the eight IPRCs that form Rwanda Polytechnic (RP), and it is located in the Southern province, Nyamagabe district, Kitabi sector, on the road KIGALI-HUYE-RUSIZI. The college has three different Departments:

NATURE CONSERVATION:

• Advanced Diploma in Wildlife and Conservation Technologies
• Bachelor of Technology in Wildlife and Landscape Management

FORESTRY

• Advanced Diploma in Forest Resources Management
• Advanced Diploma in Forest Engineering and Wood Technology
• Bachelor's of Technology in Wood Technology
• Bachelor of Technology in Applied Forestry

TOURISM

• Advanced Diploma in Tourism Destination Management
• Advanced Diploma in Tours and Travel Management
• Bachelor of Technology in Tourism Management

Each program is designed according to the Competency-Based Learning (CBL) approach and elapses in three years on a full-time, day teaching basis. Thus, an academic year covers a total of 120 credit units, of which 60 credit units are covered per semester.

The college has 44 staff in general. This implies 15 staff in the academic department and 29 staff in the administration department.

VISION

The vision of the college is to become the Wildlife, Tourism and Environmental Management College of choice within the Albertine Rift region.

 MISSION

The college mission is to preserve and disseminate knowledge and skills related to biodiversity, tourism and cultural resources through innovative teaching practices.

CORE FUNCTIONS

The core functions of the Institution are:

1. To organize technical train-the-trainer programmers for all technical and vocational schools located in the Nyamagabe district and surrounded region;
2. To organize pedagogic train-the-trainer programmers for all technical and vocational schools located in the Nyamagabe region;
3. To supervise and coordinate with private education providers, NGO-run TVET centers  and industry-run training centre on the delivery of TVET training in Nyamagabe region;
4. To provide CBT curriculum developed by WDA HQ to all TVET centers, PCs delivering vocational training in the Nyamagabe region;
5. To provide quality assurance TVET delivery by ensuring that all curriculums are CBT, integrity of examination protected and all TVET lecturers and instructors are adequately trained.

CORE VALUES

The college mission has been translated in a number of core values, which can be summarized as follows:

• Teamwork and equality.
• Integrity
• Honesty
• Perseverance
• Loyalty
• Competitive and Collaborative