All aspects of film making
The first year of the curriculum is focused on basic skills. The second year on television production. The third year on making films for clients as a training on the job. The students at KFI are trained in a curriculum that combines technical, creative, social and entrepreneurial skills, focusing on their future jobs but, also beneficial in other aspects of their life. The KFI trains its students in all aspects of film making: camera, editing, sound, directing, planning, technical support, etc. On top of that KFI provides training in the vital skills of computers, English and life skills.

Computer
Computer classes at KFI are the first thing students learn when they arrive at the Institute. They are taken through a special computer programme which talks about reproductive health.

English
All students need to have a basic level of English to join KFI but they are given daily lessons for their first 6 weeks at the Institute. This is of course a vital lesson as they will one day be working with overseas visitors and need to be able to communicate clearly with them.

Life-skills
Life skills training is the most enjoyable of all lessons for our students. They love nothing more than to have a full day’s debate on love, marriage, money, politics, etc. Life skills is such a vital part of the curriculum. It is what helps the young students to develop in to caring and bright adults.

Training by international experts on basic technical skills (camera, edit, etc)
Several times a year professionals from United Broadcast Facilities in the Netherlands come to KFI and train the students in camera work, film editing, planning and technical maintenance.

Training by international experts on film- and television production
Several times a year professionals from the Dutch film- and television production company IDTV come to KFI and train the students in different aspects of film and television production. The first year IDTV trained the students in how to make the popular letter Game show Lingo. The second year IDTV made documentaries with the students.

Training by international experts on television journalism
Experienced Kenyan television journalists stay at KFI to train the students in the making of a television series called Tazama Tanzania! The trainers are originally from MedevaTV and produced Tazama Kenya for several years in a row. They are now in Tanzania to share their knowlegde and experience with a new generation of Tanzanian television journalists. Tazama Tanzania will be broadcasted on TBC later this year. Tazama (meaning ‘watch’ or ‘observe’ in swahili) features unique stories about ordinary Tanzanians told by Tanzanians in a creative and professional manner

Training by Dutch arts school students and staff
Several times a year senior students and staff from the Dutch arts school ‘Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht’, come to KFI and work together with the students on films. The Dutch students train the Tanzanian students in diferent aspects of film making. (With more than 3,700 students, the Utrecht School of the Arts is one of the largest art and culture-oriented institutes in Europe.)